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FIRST 
GERMAN    COMPOSITION 


BY 


PHILIP    SCHUYLER   ALLEN 

Associate  Professor  of  Germati  Literature  in  the  University  of  Chicago 


NEW  YORK 
HENRY  HOLT   AND    COMPANY 

1912 


COPYWGHT,   191 2, 
BY 

H£NRY  jJOa.T  AND  COMPANY 


IN  MEMORIAM 


'i»\»\ft^-.v-u      Ci  4^-  «-«-*" 


CAMKLOT   PRESS,    l8-aO   OAK    STRBHT,    NEW    YORK 


PREFACE 

The  story  of  First  German  Composition  can  be  told  in  a 
few  words.  I  could  not  find  for  the  teaching  of  elementary 
German  composition  a  book  that  contained  enough  very 
simple  material.     So  I  made  one. 

One  reason,  I  think,  that  composition  has  not  been  taught 
earlier,  for  a  longer  period,  and  better  in  our  high  schools  is, 
that  teachers  have  realized  the  book  for  their  purpose  did 
not  exist.  I  would  not  have  these  words  construed  to  mean 
that  there  are  not  a  number  of  excellent  composition-manuals 
in  the  field  —  I  say  merely  that  in  my  opinion  they  do  not 
offer  a  goodly  amount  of  extremely  simple,  natural,  and 
concrete  material. 

I  shall  not  be  content  unless  First  German  Composition  is 
found  to  be  a  most  practical  book  for  use  during  the  second 
year  of  German  in  secondary  schools,  even  in  those  which 
have  only  a  two  years*  course.  It  is  not  "graded"  in  the 
sense  that  it  begins  with  easy  words  and  phrases  and  ends 
with  long  puzzle-sentences  which  illustrate  hanging  par- 
ticipial constructions,  the  pluperfect  subjunctive,  and  the 
gerundive.  First  German  Composition  is  easy  at  the  begin- 
ning, in  the  middle,  and  at  the  end.  It  aims  to  give  the 
student  constant  opportunity  to  write,  and  write,  and  write 
the  sort  of  simple  idiomatic  German  that  he  must  know  be- 
fore he  can  work  out  long  puzzles  in  philosophical  diction. 
It  is  ** practice  that  makes  perfect'*  and  to  practise  a  thing 
means  to  do  it  over  and  over  again  —  and  then  yet  again. 

Teachers  will  miss  from  First  German  Composition  "  episto- 
lary German,"  ''conunercial  German,"  and  long  prose-models 


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IV  PREFACE 

for  "free  reproduction."  These  matters  are  all  vastly  im- 
portant, but  they  have  no  place  in  a  primary  composition- 
book.  The  average  American  is  reasonably  sure  to  blunder 
badly  in  letter-writing  even  after  a  ten  years'  residence 
abroad;  commercial  terminology  must  and  should  be  learned 
separately  by  Americans  who  wish  to  be  clerks  and  book- 
keepers in  German  mercantile  houses;  and  nobody  can  re- 
produce freely  and  adequately  the  words  of  a  foreign  writer 
until  he  has  advanced  far  beyond  the  stage  marked  by  First 
German  Composition.  Therefore  I  do  not  treat  of  these 
things,  in  order  not  to  cloud  the  issue;  which  is  to  furnish 
a  great  deal  of  the  sort  of  sentences  which  an  American  boy 
or  girl  can  translate  with  more  or  less  fluency.  The  first 
part  of  First  German  Composition  contains  only  separate 
sentences,  the  second  part  only  connected  discourse  —  short 
stories. 

I  hesitated  long  before  deciding  to  use  in  this  book  stories 
taken  from  my  two  readers  herein  and  !Da{)eim.  I  was 
afraid  that  while  some  teachers  might  be  glad  to  have  their 
students  begin  composition-work  with  German  models  they 
were  already  acquainted  with,  other  teachers  might  sigh  for 
brand-new  material.  But  while  I  was  debating  the  question 
I  discovered  that  herein  and  ^al^eltn  were  finding  wide  use 
not  only  as  readers,  but  as  the  basis  of  formal  courses  in 
composition.  And  thus  the  matter  of  re-using  their  mate- 
rials really  settled  itself.  It  did  not  seem  sensible  to  run  the 
risk  of  preparing  new  stories  which  might  prove  less  fit  for 
composition-work  than  those  already  at  hand. 

No  one,  I  imagine,  will  be  sorry  to  have  copious  Exercises 
in  Conversation  throughout  First  German  Composition  as  an 
integral  part  of  each  lesson.  Simple  composition-manuals 
which  do  not  offer  good  opportunity  for  spoken  German 
must  be  prepared  by  people  like  the  mother  whose  boy  had 


PREFACE  V 

never  learned  to  talk  because  he  had  only  been  taught  to 
read  and  write. 

The  Memory  Exercises  and  the  Grammar  Review  will  be 
found  necessary  to  any  class,  if  the  experience  of  my  col- 
leagues and  myself  in  teaching  the  writing  of  German  at  the 
University  of  Chicago  may  be  considered  a  safe  guide.  First 
German  Composition,  like  other  composition-manuals,  is  in- 
tended only  for  students  who  have  learned  at  some  time  the 
prime  essentials  of  simple  German.  But  I  do  not  take  it  for 
granted  that  a  student  has  retained  fresh  in  his  mind  all 
these  essentials,  just  because  he  has  learned  them  once  upon 
a  time.  He  should  learn  them  twice  upon  a  time,  at  least, 
and  have  them  well  in  mind  while  practising  his  first  formal 
course  in  the  writing  of  easy  German. 

I  beheve  teachers  generally  will  wish  to  use  the  lists  of 
idiomatic  phrases  which  illustrate  the  uses  of  certain  prepo- 
sitions, adverbs,  and  conjunctions.  Exercises  for  translation, 
based  upon  these  lists,  have  been  furnished  with  the  idea  of 
making  them  more  valuable  to  the  individual  student.  It 
is  not  only  a  necessity  for  the  young  student  to  learn  as 
many  of  these  phrases  as  he  can;  it  is  a  most  pleasant  and 
encouraging  thing  for  him  to  have  them  ready  in  the  time  of 
conversational  need. 

My  friends  have  been  good  to  me.  Dr.  Jacob  H.  Heinzel- 
man  and  Dr.  Paul  H.  Phillipson  have  given  me  invaluable 
aid,  when  I  was  preparing  the  book.  A  large  part  of  the 
English  vocabulary  is  the  work  of  Miss  Frieda  L.  Martini. 
Prof.  Starr  W.  Cutting  and  Prof.  Chester  N.  Gould  read  the 
MS  before  it  was  sent  to  the  printers.  My  sole  conscious 
indebtedness  to  books  is  to  Prof.  Calvin  Thomas'  sterling 
A  Practical  German  Grammar  —  a  work  which  has  made  the 
editing  of  a  dozen  books  a  pleasure  to  me;  to  Prof.  H.  C.  G. 
von  Jagemann's  Elements  of  German  Syntax  —  a  book  which 


VI  PREFACE 

has  helped  me  from  my  first  day  of  teaching  until  now;  and 
to  Miss  Schrakamp's  German  Grammatical  Drill  which  — 
strangely  enough  —  I  came  to  know  only  when  the  last 
touches  were  being  given  to  First  German  Composition.  I 
shall  not  avail  myself  of  time-worn  phrases  in  making  public 
my  gratitude  to  these  co-laborers  in  my  chosen  field  of  work. 
I  shall  only  say  that  First  German  Composition  would  be 
much  the  poorer  except  for  their  kindly  helpfulness. 

Philip  Schuyler  Allen 

The  University  of  CmcAGO 
July  15,  1912 


CONTENTS 

INTRODUCTORY 

PAGE 

Division  into  Syllables xi 

Use  of  Capitals xi 

Punctuation xii 

Suggestions  Regarding  the  Use  of  Tenses xiii 

Normal  Word-Order.     The  Main  Sentence xiv 

Inverted  Word-Order.     The  Main  Sentence xvi 

Word-Order  in  Dependent  Clauses xvii 

Words  Recommended  for  Careful  Study xviii 

Determination  of  German  Gender xxiv 

Pronouns  of  Direct  Address xxiv 

Homely  Idioms xxv 

(Erftet  Sletl 

!t)ic  %txxtn  finb  ju  @nbc 2 

^an«  flet)t  jur  (©c^ulc 6 

Suf  bcm  SBcQC  jur  (©d^ule 10 

?iacr  Slnfang  i[t  fd^mcr 14 

(Sine  gragc 18 

3iUflcnb  \)at  fcinc  ^ugcnb 22 

3n  bcr  (©pcifcfammer 26 

aiber  m(^t  bic  ^cppid^c! 30 

glir  ftlnfsig  Wennigc  <5irup 34 

OnfcISluQuft 38 

SBatcrS  ©cburtstag 42 

$)cr  gh)citc  (September 46 

SBa8  id)  faf)  unb  ^orte 50 

(Sine  leifc  Slnbeutung 54 

!Da«  2Beif)na(^t«fc[t 58 

2)iefc  (SJcfd^ic^te  j)at  feinc  SD^oral 62 

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Vm  CONTENTS 

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moiliqt  unb  brodige  ^efc^ic^ten 

PAGE 

^tc  9?ci[ctaf(^c 68 

SDer  hamburger  !Dom 72 

!Die  Settler  unb  ber  ?e()rer 76 

@in  5lbcnb  bei  ^rofe[[or  i^cbermann 80 

©itoefter 84 

^aragrapf)  I 88 

©(^ufter  grot)tid^      92 

T)tv  ^Setter  qu«  Slmcrifa 96 

gri^  mirb  ©olbat 100 

!Der  Surfc^e  beg  §crrn  ^auptmann 104 

C>err  ©berg  auf  ber  9?ei[e 108 

!DicSBettc 112 

!Da«  Jelep^on  flingclt 116 

SDcr  9ute  Onfel 118 

Sim  Slbcnb  m(^  ber  ©(^lad^t 119 

^raftifc^cr  ©cftrout^  ber  ^ropofttioncn 

German-English  Vocabulary 149 

English- German  Vocabulary 191 


INDEX    TO  GRAMMAR    REVIEW 

SECTION  PAGE 

1.  Umlaut  in  Strong  Verbs  with  Root- vowel  c      5 

2.  Umlaut  in  Strong  Verbs  with  Root-vowel  a 5 

3.  Inverted  Order 9 

4.  Comparison  of  Adjectives 9 

5.  Substitutes  for  Personal  Pronouns 13 

6.  Five  German  Words  for  when 13 

7.  Use  of  e6  gibt,  eg  gab 17 

8.  Prepositions  with  Dative  and  Accusative 17 

9.  Tense-Auxiliaries  fein  and  l^aben 21 

10.  Declension  of  Adjectives 21 

1 1 .  Congruence  of  Pronouns 25 


CONTENTS  IX 

SECTION  PAGE 

12.  Intransitive  Verbs  with  Dative 29 

13.  Membership  of  Noun-Declensions 33 

14.  Exercise  in  Classification  of  Nouns 33 

15.  Plural  Forms  of  Nouns 37 

16.  Future  Tense  of  Verbs 37 

17.  Weak  and  Strong  Verbs 41 

18.  Exercise  in  Adjective  Endings 41 

rg.    Dependent  Word-Order 45 

20.  Review  Exercise  in  Translation  .' 45 

21.  Perfect  Tense  of  Verbs 49 

22.  Review  Exercise  in  Translation 49 

23.  Paradigm  of  Separable  Verb 53 

24.  Feminine  Forms  of  Masculine  Nouns 53 

25.  Antonyms 53 

26.  Pluperfect  Tense  of  Verbs 53 

27.  Particles  f)cr  and  l^in .  57 

28.  Passive  and  Pseudo-Passive 57 

29.  Co-ordinating  Conjunctions 61 

30.  Exercise  in  Conjunctions 61 

31.  Substitution  of  Perfect  for  Preterit 61 

32.  Paradigm  of  Passive  Voice 65 

33.  Exercise  in  Passive 65 

34.  Inseparable  Prefixes      66 

35.  Transference  from  Poetry  to  Prose 71 

36.  Oral  Exercise 71 

37.  Determination  of  Gender  from  Form 75 

38.  Exercise  in  Gender 75 

39.  Determination  of  Gender  from  Meaning       79 

40.  Participial  Constructions 79 

41.  Dependent  Clauses 79 

42.  Modal  Auxiliaries 83 

43.  Use  of  fonncn 83 

44.  Useofbilrfcn 87 

45.  Exercise  in  bllrfcn 87 

46.  Use  of  mdgcn 91 

47.  Exercise  in  ntOQcn 91 

48.  Use  of  mii[[cn 95 

49.  Exercise  in  mliffcn 95 

50.  Useoffoltcn 99 

51.  Exercise  in  fotten 99 


X  CONTENTS 

SECTION  PAGE 

52.  Use  of  hJoHcn 103 

53.  Exercise  in  h)oHcn 103 

54.  Substitution  for  Infinitive  Clauses 107 

55.  Exercise  in  Subordinate  Clauses 107 

56.  Review  Exercise  in  Translation 107 

57.  Dependent  Subjunctive Ill 

•58.  Exercise  in  Dependent  Subjunctive Ill 

59.  Subjunctive  of  Indirect  Discourse 11^ 

60.  Present  Subjunctive  for  Preterit 115 

61.  Conditional  Mode 115 

62.  Exercise  in  Indirect  Discourse 119 

63.-  Substitutes  for  "there  is,"  "there  was" 120 

64.  Exercise  in  Substitution 120 


INTRODUCTORY 

Division  into  Syllables 

In  the  division  of  words  a  single  consonant  goes  with 
the  following  syllable:  tre4en,  na^en.  As  d^,  \d),  i,  p\),  t^ 
represent  simple  sounds  they  remain  undivided:  ^ii=ci^cr, 

The  last  of  a  group  of  two  or  more  consonants  goes 
with  the  following  syllable:  5(n=!cr,  gin^Qcr,  Sar4c,  dliMtt, 
SBaf^cr,  f  nof=pe,  tap==fer,  famp=fen,  ^arp^fen,  ^^^\d,  tvaHm, 
<Stab=tc,  53erh)anb4e.  d  is  divided  into  two  f's:  ^aMe, 
©tilf^fc,  ft  remains  indivisible:  2a^\ttn,  be-ftc,  fo^ften, 
gcn^ftcr. 

Compound  words  are  excepted  from  the  above  rules,  in 
that  they  are  divided  according  to  their  component  parts: 
:Dien^4a0,  ^tiir^angel,  @mp=fan0«=an=jeiQe,  ^ox^au^^\d^^uM; 
such  division  is  made,  even  when  it  does  not  accord  with 
the  customary  pronunciation  of  the  word:  f)ier=auf,  fier-cin, 
f)ln=au«,  bar^iiber,  mar^um,  morgan,  be^ob^ad^tcn,  t)oH=enben. 


Use  of  Capitals 

All  nouns  and  words  used  as  nouns  are  spelled  with  a 
capital  letter:  bie  SD^auS  the  mouse,  ha^  ®utc,  S[Baf)rc  unb 
@d^5ne  the  good,  the  beautiful,  and  the  true,  ettDa^  5^eue^ 
something  new,  ha^  $oren  hearing,  ber  ^eutfc^e  German. 

<Bk  you  and  3^v  your  employ  capitals  in  all  their  cases, 
but  bu  you  and  bein  your  are  capitalized  only  in  letters 
and  formal  writings,  id)  only  at  the  beginning  of  a  sentence. 

xi 


xii  mXRODUCTORY 

Adjectives  ending  in  {i)\d)  derived  from  names  of  people 
and  places  are  generally  written  with  a  small  initial: 
bit  lut^erifd^c  ^ird^e  the  Lutheran  church,  mol^ammebanlfc^c 
^llger  Mohammedan  pilgrims,  clceronianifcfte  ^erebfamfeit 
Ciceronian  eloquence,  fatontfc^c  (Strenge  Catonian  severity, 
rl^cinifd^e  (Stcibte  Rhenish  cities,  frangoftfc^e  SSaren  French 
wares. 

Nouns  used  adverbially  are  rarely  capitalized:  abcnb^  in 
the  evening,  nad^t^  in  the  night,  ]^au^=()alten  keep  house, 
ftatt^finben  take  place. 

Punctuation 

The  comma  is  used,  where  English  omits  it,  before  in- 
finitive phrases  and  subordinate  clauses:  fie  befc^loffen,  cln 
gro^e^  i^t\t  su  feiem  they  determined  to  celebrate  a  festival; 
ha^  ©etb,  meld^eg  bu  tnir  Qegeben  ()aft  the  money  that  you 
gave  me. 

The  comma  is  omitted,  where  English  uses  it,  before 
the  last  of  a  series  of  words  or  phrases  in  the  same  con- 
struction: elne  @6ftube,  eine  SSof)nftube  unb  eine  Qute  (Btube  a 
dining-room,  a  living-room,  and  a  parlor. 

The  colon  is  always  used  in  German  before  direct  quo- 
tations: !Da  fagte  er:  ,,'^a^  ift  unmoglic^!" 

The  first  mark  of  quotation  is  written  at  the  bottom  of 
the  line:  ber  5^ame  „3lfenftein"  the  name  "Ilsenstein." 

The  apostrophe  is  not  used  to  mark  the  genitive  of 
proper  names:  ®oet()e^  SKerfe  Goethe's  works;  ^omer^ 
3lia^  Homer's  Iliad. 

The  hyphen  is  generally  not  used  in  compound  words: 
SSerQifenteinnic^t  forget-me-not.  It  is  used,  however,  to 
indicate  that  one  part  of  a  compound  has  been  sup- 
pressed: bie  2Bitn)en=  unb  ^aifenfaffc  fund  for  widows  and 
orphans;  3ugenbluft  unb  -leib  joy  and  grief  of  youth. 


INTRODUCTORY  XUl 

The  exclamation-point  is  used  much  more  frequently  in 
German  than  in  English.  Properly,  it  should  follow  every 
injunction  or  direct  request:  2txnm  ®ic  ba«  2ith\  learn  the 
song.  It  is  also  used  after  a  phrase  of  direct  address,  par- 
ticularly in  letters:  90?eine  ^^atnen  unb  $>erren!  ladies  and 
gentlemen;  lieber  Cnfel!  dear  uncle. 


Suggestions  Regarding  the  Use  of  Tenses 

German  Present  corresponds  to  English  Present: 

(a)  to  express  general  facts:  !l)eutfd&Ianb  ift  beinaf)C  fo 
fir 06  tt)ie  ber  ©taat  Xeja^  Germany  is  almost  as  large  as 
the  state  of  Texas. 

(b)  in  vivid  narration  of  past  events:  ^loyid^  t)erfaQt  btc 
9)?afd}ine  be^  ^(cronautcn  —  ber  (Sinbeder  fc^iefet  f)tvah  unb  tin 
^ii)xd  and  taufcnb  ^ef)(en  bringt  sum  ^Immel  suddenly  the 
engine  of  the  aeronaut  misses  —  the  monoplane  shoots 
downward,  and  a  shout  from  a  thousand  throats  rises  to 
the  sky. 

German  Present  corresponds  to  English  Future;  this  use 
of  the  present  is  a,  far  greater  favorite  in  German  than  in 
English: 

SDIorgen  rclfc  id^  nad^  53erlin  I  shall  go  to  Berlin  to-morrow; 
id)  Qef)e  bod^  noc^  einmal  nad)  3ena  I  shall  go  to  Jena  again, 
say  what  you  will.  But  the  future  tense  is  employed  in 
German  when  a  more  distant  time  is  meant:  ^n  jtoei  3a()' 
rcn  merbc  id)  nac^  ©uropa  Qe()en  I  shall  go  to  Europe  in  two 
years. 

German  Present  corresponds  to  English  Present  Perfect: 

To  express  past  events  or  states  which  continue  into 
the  present:  SS^ic  lange  finb  (Bit  fd^on  in  ^eutfd^Ianb?  how 


XIV  INTRODUCTORY 

long  have  you  been  in  Germany?     In  German  such  sen- 
tences are  usually  reinforced  by  the  adverb  fd^on. 

German  Preterit  corresponds  to  English  Preterit: 

(a)  in  continued  narration. 

(b)  especially  as  the  equivalent  of  the  English  progres- 
sive form:  dx  fag  am  Xi\^  unb  fc^rleb  eincn  53rief,  tDie  x<i)  cin- 
trat  he  was  sitting  at  the  table  and  was  writing  a  letter, 
just  as  I  was  coming  in. 

German  Preterit  corresponds  to  English  Pluperfect: 

To  express  events  or  states  which  began  before  a  stated 
time  and  were  still  continuing  at  that  time:  3d^  tt)ar  feit 
\td)^  SSocfjcn  in  Berlin,  al^  ber  altc  ^aifer  ftarb  I  had  been  six 
weeks  in  Berlin,  when  the  old  emperor  died. 

German  Present  Perfect  corresponds  to  English  Present 
Perfect: 

In  reporting  individual  occurrences  of  the  immediate 
past:  ©d^TTtibt^  ftnb  umgcgogen  the  Smiths  have  moved;  ber 
53Iife  {)at  Qcfd^Iagen  the  lightning  has  struck.  But  in  Eng- 
lish, even  in  such  cases,  we  are  prone  to  use  the  preterit: 
I  met  your  brother  last  week  borige  SKod^c  f)aht  id)  beinen 
^rubcr  getroffen.     See  page  6i,  §  31,  below. 

German  Future  corresponds  to  English  Future,  but  in  one 
construction  it  is  used  where  English  employs  a  present: 

©ic  hjerben  ha^  ®ebid)t  n)oI)l  fenncn  you  probably  know 
the  poem. 

Normal  Word-Order.    The  Main  Sentence 

The  word-order  in  the  main  sentence  is  Subject,  Per- 
sonal Verb,  Adverb  of  Time,  Direct  Object,  and  Predi- 
cate. The  Predicate  is  a  Past  Participle,  a  Dependent 
Infinitive,  or  an  Adjective: 


INTRODUCTORY  XV 

S^    i)abc    f)cutc    mclnc  Hufgabc    gclcmt 

3i)r    felb    fd^on  iriebcr    miibc 

<Sic    mad^ten    abenb^    ^ild^er    lefen 

If  the  direct  object  is  a  personal  pronoun,  it  precedes  the 

indirect  object: 

@r  bat    e«    feincnt  greunbe    gegebcn 
^cr  9)^ann  iDoltte    fie    fetner  grau    scigcn 

Otherwise  the  indirect  object  precedes: 

3)cr  ©d^iiler  moKte    feinem  5D^eifter    (Sbi^e  madden 

(Sr  reid^te    bent  9[)^anne    fclnen  SBeutcl 

!Die  grau  batte    bem  ^naben    bie  9JJlifee  Qcfd^enft 

Adverbs  of  time  immediately  follow  the  personal  verb: 
(Sic  iDcrben    toicber    ®elb    baben 
(Sr  mar    einmal    in  ^cutfd^Ianb    getDefcn 
3d^  module    tnorQcn    su  $aufe    blelben 

But  if  the  object  (direct  or  indirect)  be  a  personal  pro- 
noun, this  object  precedes  the  adverb  of  time: 
@r  tDoHte    mid^    morgen    tnltnebTnen 
^er  Tlann  bat    ibn    plo^ltd^    Qefd^lagcn 
3)ie  9JJutter  tDirb    ibm    ofterS    ^ud^en  Qeben 

The  adverb  of  time  precedes  the  adverb  of  place: 

SKir  iDcrbcn    ncid^fte  ifiSod^e    nad^  (Suropa    h)anbcrn 
(Sr  batte    t)or  brci  3abren    itn  ^ranfenbau^    gelegen 
®ic  ftnb    furs  tJorber    in  ber  ©d^ulc    getDefen 

All  adverbs,  except  those  of  time,  follow  the  object  of  the 

verb: 

Bit  bat    bag  ^inb    ftngftltd^    angefeben 

(Sr  mUk    feinem  53ater    gar  nid^t    gef)ord^en 

S^^r  l^abt    ba^  ^ufeifen    auf  ber  ©trafee    gcfunben 


XVI  INTRODUCTORY 

The  negatives  nic,  ntd^t,  nlcmal^,  !einc«tt)C0«,  etc.,  stand  im- 
mediately before  the  verb  they  qualify: 

^Ic  9}?uttcr  iDoIIte  ii)m  ben  ^uc^en    ntd^t    geben 

Sd)  \)ahc  ben  SD^ann  in  meinem  gangen  !^eben    nie    gefeften 

Qd)  farm  eg  U)m    feinegmegg    glauben 


Inverted  Word-Order.    The  Main  Sentence 

The  personal  verb  precedes  the  subject: 
In  Questions: 

^arf  id)  urn  bie  53utter  bitten? 

SSo  0ef)en  bie  TlUnncx  jeljt  f)in? 

5ln  trelc^em  ©ijmnafiunt  toirb  er  ^el^rer  toerben? 

In  Commands: 

?emen  Sie  ha^  ©ebid^t  au§n)enbiG! 
<Bd)tn  ^k  nur  ben  faulen  ^naben! 
@eben  <Sie  nxir  bag  ®elb,  ober  id)  fd^iege  ©ic  tot! 

In  Exclamations: 

^ab'  id)  bod)  nie  bie  Strafeen  fo  einfant  gefel)en! 
@te()en  h)ie  gelfen  bod)  itdd  9}?anner  gegeneinanbcr! 
^atte  id)  }a  nie  ein  fc^onereg  SBeib  gefel^en! 

In  Optative  Clauses: 

§atte  id)  bod)  nie  biefe  ©tabt  t)crlaffen! 

SBcire  er  nur  toieber  bei  ung! 

TloQt  xi)x  ganseg  ?eben  ein  gliicflid^eg  fein! 

In  Conditional  Clauses,  not  introduced  by  irenn: 

^d)dnt  bie  <Sonne  nur  f)erein,  fpring  t)om  i8ett  f)eraug! 
§atte  id)  ®ie  nic^t  gefe()en,  fo  mare  id)  fd^on  ju  ^aufe. 
^ftre  eg  jeljt  Winter,  fonnten  n)ir  ©d^littfd^ul^  laufen. 


INTRODUCTORY  XVU 

Whenever  the  sentence  begins  with  any  word  except  the 
subject: 

(a)  Words  or  Phrases 

@ine«  Xage^  alfo  ftarb  ber  53ater. 
Hn  ber  SSanb  \)anQtn  ^ilber  unb  cm  ©piegeL 
3n  elnetn  filf)Ien  ©runbe  ba  Qtl)t  ein  SD^uf)lcnrab. 
©leid^  nad^  bem  (Sffen  Derliefe  er  ba^  3i^nxer, 

(b)  Dependent  Clauses 

5ll§  id)  in  bie  ©tube  l^ineintrat,  fat)  id^  fie, 

©f)e  id^  ba^  $>au^  berliefe,  mad^te  id^  bie  genfter  ju. 

S^ad^betn  er  fid^  gebabet  \)atU,  ging  er  ju  ^ett, 

(c)  Quotations 

„^u  9ef)ft  morgen  jur  (Sd^ule,"  fagt  ber  5Sater. 

Ma^  Wt  bir?"  ()atte  ber  ^e^rer  gefragt. 

„9[)^ein  5$ater  ift  ^ud^binber,"  anttoortete  ber  ^nabe. 


Word-Order  in  Dependent  Clauses 

The  word-order  in  the  dependent  clause  is  Connective, 
Subject,  Object,  Predicate,  Personal  Verb.  The  connec- 
tive is  always  either  a  conjunction  or  a  relative  pronoun. 
See  pages  45,  §  19;  61,  §  29. 

din  ^Ir^t  mug  fommen,  iDenn  er  gerufen  tDirb. 

Stiffen  <Sie,  ob  ber  !Doftor  gu  §aufe  gelDefen  ift? 

!Der  (Sd^iller  wax  fro(),  ba^  er  ba^  (Sjamen  QlildfUd^  be- 

ftanben  ()atte. 
3d^  h)ei6  nid^t,  tDie  oft  id^  ba^  gu  tun  Derfud^t  \)aht, 
3d)  fef)e  ben  Tlann,  t)on  bem  @ie  geftem  gefproc^en  f)aben. 

When  the  past  participle  of  the  modal  auxiliary  is  iden- 
tical in  form  with  the  infinitive,  the  personal  verb  precedes 


XVm  INTRODUCTORY 

the  two  infinitive-forms,  instead  of  standing  at  the  end  of 

the  dependent  clause.     See  page  87,  §  44. 

(S^  tat  U)m  leib,  bai  er  mit  S^mn  nld^t  f)atte  Qef)cn  fonnen* 
3^  merbe  nie  t)er0effen,  tt)ie  e^  ()atte  fonxTuen  fonnen. 

Words  Recommended  for  Careful  Study 

After 

Preposition  na6) 

Adverb  nad^f)cr 

Conjunction  nad^bcm 

9^ad&  ltr>d  ober  brci  3af)rl^un*     After  two  or  three  centuries 

berten 
3h)ei  ^od)tn  nad)\)tv  Two  weeks  after 

'^ad)hcm  er  ba^  getan  f)attc , . ,     After  he  had  done  that  .  .  . 

Ago 

Preposition  Dor 

Adverb  f)cr 

^cutc  t)or  ad^t  ^^agen  A  week  ago  to-day 

l^ang'  ift  c«  \)tx  Long,  long  ago 

AU 

Adjective  (whole)  Qang 
Pronominal  Adjective  (everyone)  all 
@r  blieb  ben  ganjen  !IaQ  He  stayed  all  day 

2)a  finb  fie  ia  alle  Why,  there  they  are,  all  of 

them! 

Another 
Adverb  nod^  (ein) 
Adjective  (ein)  anbere^ 

5^od^  einen  ^aler,  bitte!  Another  dollar,  please! 

(Ba\)  mie  ein  anbrer  Tlann  au3     Looked  like  another  man 


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As 

Adverb  tDlC 

Temporal  Conjunction  al^ 

Causal  Conjunction  ba 

3f)r  feib  tDcife  tDie  9J2cf)l  You  are  white  as  chalk 

51I«  ha^  Qt\d)df),  \a\)  id)  ii)n  (Just)  as  that  happened,  I 

saw  him 
!Da«  fann  id)  nid^t,  ba  id^  arm     I  can't  do  it,  as  I  am  poor 

bin 

But 

Preposition  nur,  crft 

Conjunction  aber;  (after  a  negative)  fonbem;*  hod) 

3d)  bin  nur  (crft)  sc^n  3a^t:e     I  am  but  ten  years  old 

alt 
@r  ift  jung,  aber  cr  ift  fluQ  He  is  young,  but  he  is  smart 

@r  ift  nic^t  iung,  fonbem  alt        He  is  not  young,  but  old 
^od)  mufet  bu  e^  Qci)dm  l)aU     But  you  must  keep  it  dark! 

ten! 

By 

Adverb  (past)  t)orbct,  Doriibcr 

Preposition  (close  by)  an,  bei,  neben 

Preposition  (denoting  agent;  with  the  passive  voice)  t)on 

Preposition  (denoting  means)  huxd) 

Preposition  (denoting  manner)  mit 

(Sr   ift   borbei    (tjoriiber)    0C=     He  walked  by 

fiangen 
^a^  $au^  ftcbt  an  bcr  ©trafee     The  house  is  by  the  road 
©r  ftcbt  bei  feinem  ^inbe  He  is  standing  by  his  child 

'^tx  gricbl)of  nebcn  ber  ^ird^e      The     graveyard     by     the 

church 

•  After  negative  clauses  fonbem  affirms  the  opposite  of  the  preceding  denial;  aber 
affirms  what  remains  untouched  by  the  preceding  restriction.  In  cases  where  abet  does 
not  perform  this  function,  it  may  follow  a  negative:  er  ift  nicbt  reicbr  aber  er  ift  gani 
ebclic^  he  is  not  rich,  but  he  is  quite  honest. 


XX  INTRODUCTORY 

!^a^   iDurbc   t)on   ®octf)C   0e=     That  was  written  by  Goethe 

fd^riebcn 
T)UV(i)   (Erfa^rung   h)irb   man     One  learns  by  experience 

Hug 
Tilt  bcr  (SifenbaJ)n  By  train 

Ever 

Adverb  (at  any  time)  je 

Adverb  (at  all  times)  imtner 

$Qft  bu  ii)n  je  Qt\c\)m?  Did  you  ever  see  him? 

2luf  immer  unb  emig  Forever  and  ever 

For 

Preposition  (for  the  sake  of)  filr 

Preposition  (for  the  purpose  of)  gu(tn) 

Preposition  (to  denote  duration  of  time).    Use  accusative 

case  of  the  noun  in  question 
Conjunction  (since;  because)  benn 
@«  freut  tnld^,   ba«  fiir  bic^     I  am  glad  to  do  that  for 

SU  tun  you 

(Sr    gab    tf)nen    SlUgcl    sum     He   gave   them   wings   for 

glicgen  flying 

(gr    h)ar    fed^^    SBod^cn    lang     He  was  sick  for  six  weeks 

franf 
3ci^  gef)C,  benn  e^  ift  fpiit  I  go,  for  it  is  late 

U 

Conditional  Conjunction  Itienn 
In  indirect  questions  ob 

SBenn  cr  fommt,  njerb^  W^     If  he  comes,  I'll  tell  him 

[i)m  fagcn 
(Sr  fragtc,  ob  id^  franf  fei  He  asked  if  I  were  sick 


INTRODUCTORY  XXI 

Little 
Adjecti^re  (small)  flcin 
Adjective  (not  much;  few)  JDenig 
^r  ift  ein  fleincr  ^nabc  He  is  a  little  boy 

©ib  mir  ein  iDenig  ^rot!  Give  me  a  little  bread 

No 

Adverb  netn 

Adjective  (not  a,  not  any,  none)  fctn 

Unb  i(i)  fage  noc^tnal^:  nein!        And  I  again  say:  no! 

(S^  toav  fein  ^affee  Ubrig  There  was  no  coffee  left 

Now 

Temporal  Adverb  je^t 
Resumptive  Adverb  nun 

^a^  ift  |e^t  unmoQlid^  That  is  impossible  now 

9^un,  H)a^  benfen  <Sie  bat)on?       Now,  what  do  you  think  of 

that? 

Only 

Adverb  nur;  (not  more  than)  crft 

Adjective  eingig 

SKenn    id^    il^n    nur    gefcl^en     If  I  had  only  seen  him! 

3d^  bin  erft  sef)n  3a\)xc  alt  I  am  only  ten  years  old 

(Sr  ift  ber  einaige  <Sol)n  He  is  the  only  son 

Since 

Preposition  fcit 
Adverb  feitbent 

Temporal  Conjunction  fcit,  fcitbem 
Causal  Conjunction  ba 

©eit  feincr  ©cburt  Since  his  birth 

3c^  bin  fcitbem  nid^t  ba  gc-     I  haven't  been  there  since 
h)cfen 


XXU  INTRODUCTORY 

@cit(bem)  td^  gu  §oufc  bin,  I  have  not  slept  well  since 

\)abe  id)  nid^t  gut  gefc^lafen  I've  been  home 

3^  bleibe  l^ier,   ba  id)  nid)t  I  am  staying  here,  since  I 

fort  tt)iH  do  not  want  to  go 

So 
Adverb  (denoting  manner  or  degree)  fo 
Adverb  (repeating  a  former  statement)  eS 
Conjunction  fo,  alfo,  be^f)alb 

Sic  finb  toirflid^  fo  gut  You  are  really  so  good 

^ranf  bin  id^  nid^t;  id&  bin  e^     I'm  not  sick,  but  I  was  so 

aber  gcmefen 
@r  tdav  mir  bofe;  unb  fo  (atfo;     He  was  cross  with  me;  so 

be^fialb)  ging  id^  fort  I  went  away 

Some 
Indefinite  Pronoun  (with  singular)  tima^ 
Indefinite  Pronoun  (with  plural)  einigc 
Indefinite  Pronoun  (used  as  noun)  h)eld^e6,  locld^c 
©eben  (Sie  ntir  ct)ft)a^  ^afe!  Give  me  some  cheese 

3d)  \)aht  einige  ^riefmorfen         I  have  some  postage-stamps 
^tcr    finb    Orangen;    toollen     Here  are  oranges;  do  you 
@ic  tocld^e?  want  some? 

Then 

Temporal  Adverb  bann 

Resumptive  Adverb  benn 

^ann  fd^licf  er  ein  Then  he  fell  asleep 

9^un  benn?  Well  then? 

Time 
Substantives  bic  3^^^,  ha^  Tlai,  bic  Uf)r,  bcr  Zaft,  bic  ^eitlang 
SDie  3eit  berfliegt  Time  passes  quickly 

^a^  erfte  9}Jal;  mand^mal  The  first  time;  sometimes 


INTRODUCTORY  XXIU 

2Bict)teI  UF)r  ift  c«?  What  time  is  it? 

@r  fd^luQ  ben  ^aft  He  beat  time 

dt  tvax  eine  cS^itlang  franf  He  was  sick  for  some  time 

Trae 

Adjectives  tt)al)X,  treu,  ec^t 

^a^  ift  n)of)I  tda\)X  That  is  doubtless  true 

dx    nxir    feinen    ©runbfafeen     He  was  true  to  his  princi- 

treu  pies 

(^(i)U^  ^(au  Qti)t  nld^t  au^  True  blue  will  never  stain 

When 
See  page  13,  §  6 

Would 

Preterit  tense  (was  willing,  wanted)  iDotttc 

Conditional  tDilrbe 

Frequentative  pflegte   (or  the  simple  preterit;  often  em- 
phasized by  tDolf)!,  ttmd) 

^a^  tDottte  id)  elnfad^  nid^t  tun     I  simply  wouldn't  do  it 

Qd)  tDiinfd^e,  bafe  <Bie  e^  tun     I  wish  you  would  do  it 
h)iirbcn 

@ic   pflegten   be^    abenb^   gu     They  would  smoke  of  an 
raud^cn  evening 

!Den  Hansen  (Sommer  fag  grie-     That  whole  summer  Freddy 
ber  \t)o\)l  auf  ber  SSiefe  ♦  ♦  .         would  sit  in  the  meadow 

Yet 

Adverb  nod^ 
Conjunction  bod^ 

a^  ift  nod^  nid^t  S^^^  It  is  not  time  yet 

3)od^  Dcrbriefet  ntld&  ba^  aUt^       Yet  it  certainly  does  annoy 

me 


XXIV  INTRODUCTORY 

Determination  of  German  Gender 

There  is  only  one  way  to  learn  the  gender  of  German 
nouns  and  that  is,  from  the  very  outset,  to  learn  the  defi- 
nite article  as  an  inherent  and  an  inalienable  part  of  each 
noun  acquired.  And  for  the  earnest  and  persevering  stu- 
dent, no  matter  what  be  his  initial  discouragement,  it  is 
never  too  late  to  mend.  But  some  students  who  have 
begun  wrong,  in  that  they  have  learned  the  noun  and 
forgotten  its  gender,  seem  to  have  neither  the  time  nor 
the  will  to  mend  the  evil  of  their  ways.  And  for  the 
teachers  of  such  students  §  37  on  page  75  may  prove  of 
value.  This  paragraph  deals  with  the  determination  of 
gender  from  the  form  of  a  word. 

Certain  grammars  offer  in  addition  to  these  rules  other 
ones  which  pretend  to  discover  the  gender  of  German 
nouns  from  their  meanings.  But  these  latter  "rules** 
suffer  such  numberless  exceptions  that,  however  stimu- 
lating they  may  prove  to  the  trained  investigator  in  his- 
torical grammar,  they  are  a  positive  harm  to  the  simple 
learner  of  elementary  German.  They  are  therefore 
omitted  from  this  book.  They  may  be  found,  if  desired, 
in  practically  any  German  grammar. 


Pronomis  of  Direct  Address 

(©ie  is  employed  in  addressing  strangers,  acquaintances, 
and  friends,  except  those  with  whom  one  is  most  intimate. 
Social  differences  count  for  nothing;  (Sie  is  used  in  speak- 
ing to  servants  and  those  in  the  humblest  walks  of  life. 
To  employ  the  pronoun  bit  in  any  case  above  indicated 
is  most  unfortunate,  as  it  betokens  on  the  speaker's  part 
an  attitude  either  of  undue  familiarity  or  of  contempt. 


INTRODUCTORY 


XXV 


bu  {pluraly  x\)x)  one  uses  with  members  of  one's  family, 
intimate  friends  of  long  standing,  children,  animals,  and 
inanimate  things;  God  is  addressed  with  !Du.  Until 
towards  the  end  of  the  fourth  year  of  the  nine-year  Gym- 
nasium course  a  boy  is  spoken  to  as  bu.  When  he  is  about 
fourteen  and  comes  to  the  age  of  long  trousers  ^\t  com- 
mences. (Sie  is  a  sign  that  a  boy's  stature,  dress,  and 
bearing  have  taken  on  manliness.  In  America,  high- 
school  students  and  often  those  in  the  last  year  of  grade- 
school  should  be  addressed  with  ®ie. 


Homely  Idioms 


^Dd^ 


3)?an  fann  bod^  nid^t  itntner 

fplelen 
Sfflan  tnufe  bod^  aud^  lemen 

5(d^,  fagc  c«  mir  bod^! 
^olc  un^  bod^! 
I^affcn  (Sle  if)n  bod^  Io«! 
^^  ift  bod^  ntd^t^  (gd^limme^ 
^ic  @rbe  htxot^i  \\6)  bod^ 

^aht  x6)  bod^  nic  fo  ctnjaS  ge^ 

f)ort 
@tn)a^  tnufe  er  bod^  njiffen 

^leibcn  ©le  bod^  filjen! 

3d^  l^abe  bod^  genifen 
SKir  lefen  e^  bod^  einmal 
S^ein  bod^ 


But,  my!  You  can't  be  al- 
ways playing 

You  really  have  to  learn 
something  too 

Oh,  tell  me,  please  do! 

Do  come  and  get  us 

Let  go  of  him,  won't  you? 

It's  nothing  bad,  I  hope 

The  earth  does  move,  no 
matter  what  you  say 

Why,  I  never  heard  such  a 
thing  in  my  life! 

He  must  know  something  at 
all  events 

Stay  right  in  your  seat, 
please 

Well,  I  called  out,  didn't  I? 

Let's  read  it  just  once 

Surely  not 


XXVI  INTRODUCTORY 

©ief)t  bod^  Me  ^aije  ben  ^aifer     Well,  a  cat  can  look  at  a 

an  king,  can't  it? 

©le  fonnen  bir  ho(i)  ben  ^opf     They  are  not  going  to  bite 
nid^t  abreifecn  your  head  off,  I  suppose 

Set  bod)  rul^ig!  Be  quiet,  will  you? 

5(uf  bem  2anht  ift  e«  bod^  fd^on     It's  great  in  the  country,  I 

tell  you! 
iBlft  bu  bod^  aber  ein  ©an^d^en!     Heavens!    But  aren't  you  a 

goose! 
5Daf)in  gel^e  id^  bod^  nod^  ein-     I'm  going  there  sometime, 

md  anyway 

(©ie  fennen  tnid^  bod^  You  know  me  better  than 

that 
@r  toirb  bod^  nld^t  fterben?  He  isn't  going  to  die,  is  he? 

Sdion 

©d^on  lange,  fd^on  Idngft  Long  ago,  long  since 

@c^on  am  nad^ftcn  Tlox^tn  The  very  next  morning 

@r  ift  fdfion  lange  abgcreift  He  left  quite  a  long  while 

ago 
(Sr  ift  fd^on  einen  Tlonat  f)ier       He's  been    here    all    of    a 

month 
@inb  @ie  fd^on  in  ©nglanb     Have    you    ever    been    in 

gen)efen?  England? 

SHQa^  ift  e«  nun  fd^on  irieber?        What  on  earth  is  the  matter 

now? 
iCSenn  er  nur  fd^on  fame!  Ah,  but  if  he  would  only 

come! 
@«  iDirb  ftd^  fd^on  finben  We'll  see  all  in  good  time 

(Sr  iDoHte  fd^on  gefien  He  was  just  on  the  point  of 

going 
(^ie  ift  oI)ne  3^^^^^^  f^^^  tot       She  must  be  dead  by  this 

time 


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XXVll 


@«  ift  fd^on  gcnufi 

(S«  fiibt  be6  eicnbg  fo  fd^on 

(Sr  n)irb  fd^on  fomtncn 
3d^  njilPg  fd^on  madden 
3c^  tt)erbc  il)n  fc^on  finben 
!Dariiber  faun  id^  fd^on  lad^en 

3d&  fonnte  l^ler  fd^on  n)of)ncn 

!l)a«  ift  fd^on  h)o]^r,  abcr  ,  .  ♦ 

@r  mugtc  c6  fd^on  tun 

!Da«   h)ttrc   if)m   fd^on   rcd^t, 

abcr  ,  .  . 
©d^on   ber  ©cbanfc  ift   mir 

Sulcibe 
@d^on  ba^  menfd^Iid^c  ®efiii)l 
iOhiS  i<^'«  fd&on  tun 


It's  all  right  as  it  is 
Surely  there's  enough  misery 

in  the  worid 
He  will  come,  don't  worry 
I'll  tend  to  it,  never  fear 
I  shall  find  him,  fast  enough 
I  can  well  afford  to  laugh 

at  it 
I     shouldn't     mind    living 

here 
That  is  all  very  well,  but . . . 
He  could  not  help  doing  it 
No  doubt  that  would  just 

suit  him,  but  .  .  . 
The  mere  thought  of  it  dis- 
pleases me. 
Common  humanity 
Even  though  I  must  do  it 


SBoU 


Oh  tx  h)o()I  nod^  tnad)  ift? 
&  iDarcn  it)rer  h)ol)l  atoangig 

3d^    f)aht   e«    h)o()I    sel^nmal 

gci)6rt 
&  ift  tDol^l  Qlaublid^ 
5Da«   lieg   fid)   tro^l   DorauS- 

fef)cn 
3d^    fann    e«    mol^l    toieber 

finben 
3(i)  mdd^tc  h)o()l  miffcn 
3?d^  merbe  ntid^  n)of)l  havan 

getDd^ncn 


I  wonder  if  he's  still  awake? 
There  were  twenty  of  them, 

I  should  say 
I  've  heard  it  at  least  ten 

times 
It  is  quite  likely 
That     might     easily    have 

been  foreseen 
I    suppose    I    can    find    it 

again 
I'd  give  a  lot  to  know 
I  dare  say,  I'll  get  used  to 

it 


xxvm 


INTRODUCTORY 


(Sr  fommt  tt)6f)l  nid&t 

(g«  ift  h3of)l  Glaublid^ 
2Bol)l  befomme  e^  3^nen! 
$eute  nid^t,  tt)of)l  aber  Tnorgen 


It  doesn't  look  as  though 
he'd  come 

Oh,  it's  likely  enough 

Much  good  may  it  do  you! 

Not  to-day,  but  perhaps  to- 
morrow 


Sa 


(Sic  tDiffen  eg  ja 

3d^  bin  e^  ja 

3^  \)aU  eg  3bncn  {a  gcfagt 

©r  ift  ia  mein  53ater 

©ic  fommen  }a  fo  fpcit 

3a,  toa^  i^  fagen  hjotttc 

SDaS  i[t  ia  abfd^euUd^ 

3^  fprcd^e  ia  nur  bon  ntir 

SBcnn  er  bag  ia  tun  fottte 
SKenn  er  ia  morgen  abreifen 

forite 
SGSenn  eg  ia  fein  mug 
gaf)ren  (Sie  ia  fort! 
^ommen  (Bit  ia! 

^leiben  Bit  ia  nid^t  augl 

^un  Bit  eg  ia  nid^t! 
(SrtDa()nen  Bit  eg  ia  nid^t! 


Why,  you  certainly  know  it 
Don't  you  see  that  it's  I? 
I've  told  you,  you  know 
I  had  to,  for  he  is  my  father 
I  thought  you  were  never 

coming 
By  the  way,  I  was  going  to 

tell  you 
You  realize  how  atrocious 

that  is 
I  am  only  saying  how  I  per- 
sonally feel  about  it 
If  he  has  the  face  to  do  that 
If  he  really  manages  to  get 

off  to-morrow 
If  it  absolutely  must  happen 
Go  on  by  all  means! 
Come   without   fail,   won't 

you? 
Don't  stay  away,  whatever 

happens. 
Take  good  care  not  to 
Don't   mention  it   on   any 

account 


INTRODUCTORY 


XXIX 


^omm  mal  f)cr! 

3d)  iDoIlte  nur  mal  fef)en 

@^  ift  nun  mal  fo 

©agen  ®ie  mal 

©te  ift  nic^t  mal  liiibfd^ 
SBenn  er  mal  !Ouft  bagu  l^at 

^rtnfen  ©ie  bod^  mal! 

!Da  finb  ®ie  mal  enblid^ 

<Stellen  (Sie  ftd^  mal  t)or! 
!Da  e^  nun  mal  fo  ift 
^ie  2tntt  reben  nun  mal 

a^  ift  nun  mal  gefdjelien 

5lud^  icijt  nod^  nid^t  mal 
SSenn  i<i)  mal  il)m  trauc 

3d^  bin  nun  mal  fo 


aWcI  (for  tinmaV) 

Come  here,  won't  you? 
Oh,  I  just  wanted  to  see 

for  once 
It  is  so,  and  there's  no  help 

for  it 
Tell    me,    that's    a    good 

fellow 
Why,  she  isn't  even  pretty 
If    the    humor   ever   seizes 

him 
Take  a  drink,  it  won't  hurt 

you 
You're   only   a   few   hours 

late 
Just  fancy,  if  you  can 
Such  being  the  case 
You  can't  keep  people  from 

talking 
It's    done    and    that's    all 

there  is  to  it 
No,  not  even  yet,  I  tell  you 
But  when  I  do  once  trust 

him 
I  can't  help  being  that  way 


^ag  foil  mal  einer  nad^mad^en     Imitate  that  if  you  can 


mux 

3llle«,  nur  nid^t  bie«  Anything  rather  than  this 

®iel)ft  bu  nur,  tt)a^  bu  getan     Just  see  what  you've  done 

l)aft?  now 

9^ur  nid^t  (ingftlid^!  Whatever    you    do,    don't 

worry 


5^ur  nod^  cin  SBort 

iy^ursu! 

!i?a6  mid^  nur  madden 

§icr  ift  ®elb,  nur  fd^meigc 

iSSie  fommt  er  nur  f)ter]^er? 

^enn  e«  nur  rein  ift 

(Sr  ift  nur  eben  angefommen 

®ot)ieI  id^  nur  fann 
SKo  Wt  bu  nur  ba«  f)er? 

@r  mag  nur  gefien 


INTRODUCTORY 


Just  one  word  more  (then 

I'll  be  still) 
Fire  away! 
Don't    you    interfere    with 

me 
Here  is  money,  but  keep  it 

dark 
How  on  earth  did  he  get 

here? 
Just  so  that  it's  clean 
He    has    just     come     this 

minute 
As  much  as  ever  I  can 
Where   did  you  ever  pick 

that  up? 
Let  him  go,  for  all  I  care 


Hu«    if)nt    iDirb    fo    tpic    fo 

nid^t^ 
©0  su  fagcn 
<Bo,  ba^  ift  genuQ 
®o,  ie^t  ^ah'  id}  it)n 
dx  ift  and)  fo  einer 

©0  etn)a§  fommt  olle  Jage 

t)or 
(So  siemlid^ 

dx  l^at  nid)t  fo  ganj  nnred^t 
9}?ad^en  (Sie  e^  fo  vok  id^! 
<So  lafet  unig  0ef)en! 
J^aum  iDorft  bu  fort,  fo  fam 

er 


Nothing  can  ever  be  made 

of  him  anyway 
As  it  were 

There,  that's  enough 
Aha,  now  I've  got  him! 
He  is  another  of  the  same 

sort 
That  sort  of  thing  happens 

every  day 
Tolerably  well 
He  is  not  so  far  from  wrong 
You  just  do  as  I  do 
Let's  get  started,  then 
Scarcely     were     you     gone, 

when  he  came 


INTRODUCTORY 


XXXI 


<So  rcid&  cr  and)  ift 
(So  fcf)r  fie  auci^  SBeib  ift 
(gg  ift  fo  am  bcften 
©0  bin  [^  nun  cinmal 

SISenn  bent  f o  ift 

S^  \)abt  fo  eine  5l^nung 

(So  gel^t  c«  nid^t 
(g^  ift  mir  fo,  al« 
(go  ift  e«  red^t 


However  rich  he  may  be 

Woman  though  she  may  be 

It  is  best  as  it  is 

It's  my  nature  to  be  that 
way 

If  that's  the  case 

I  have  a  sort  of  presenti- 
ment 

That  won't  do  at  all 

I  feel  as  if  .  .  . 

That's  exactly  right 


^ndi 


S^  bin  cin  9^arr?    91a,  bu 

aud^! 
(gr  ift  arm;  id^  bin  eg  aud^ 
(Sie  Qt\)t  gem  fpasieren;   ic^ 

aud^ 
SSenn  ®ie  ben  neuen  5Ingug 

friegen,   bann  milffen  (Sie 

if)n  aud^  tragen 
$an^  fon)o()I  al«  auc^  9?id^arb 

S^id^t  nur  (Sie,  fonbern  auc^ 

5Iud5  glaube  id^  nid^t 

Unb  ba^  aud^  nid^t 

^    Thag    ge()en,    ober    aud^ 

bleiben 
Ol^ne  au(^  nur  p  fragen 

©d^anblid^,  aud^  nur  bat)on  au 
rcbcn 


I  am  a  fool?     Well,  you're 

another 
He  is  poor;  so  am  I 
She  likes  to  take  walks;  so 

do  I 
When  you  get  the  new  suit 

of  clothes,  mind  you  must 

wear  it 
Hans  as  well  as  Richard;  or 

both  Hans  and  Richard 
Not   you   alone,   but   I   as 

well 
Nor  do  I  believe 
Nor  that  either 
He  may  go  or  stay,  as  he 

pleases 
Without  as   much  as  ask- 
ing 
A  shame  even  to  speak  of 

it 


XXXll 


ESTTRODUCTORY 


SScnn  cr  oud^  retd^  ift 

(So  fef)r  id)  c6  auii)  iDunfd^c 
SSa^  (©ic  Qud^  tun  mbgcn 
2Bo  c«  and)  fel 
!Dicfer  ^ing  ift  fd^on;  er  foftet 

aud^  t)tel 
!Dag  ift  aber  aud^  h)at)r 
(Sie  finb  aber  aud^  gar  su  ncu* 

gicrig 
3d^  t)erlaffc  tnid^  aud^  barauf 
SSenn  e«  nur  jeljt  aud^  nod^ 

3eit  ift 

3efet  ift  c«  aud^  flerabe  Jjeit 
ba^u! 


Rich  though  he  be;  or  al- 
though he  is  rich 

Much  as  I  desire  it 

Whatever  you  do 

Wheresoever  it  be 

This  ring  is  pretty;  no 
wonder  it  cost  a  lot 

That  is  most  certainly  true 

Look  here!  You  are  alto- 
gether too  curious 

I^ctuall^rely  upon  it 

I  fear  it's  almost  too  late; 
or  if  it  be  not  too  late 
already 

It's  a  fine  time  for  this 
now! 


Stntner 


©d^idf'  x\)n  ouf  imtner  fort! 

(Sr  fomtnt  immcr  nod^ 
@r  foirnnt  immcr  nod^  ntd^t 

©ie    fel^en    gefunb    qu«,    tvxt 

immcr 
gaf)rcn  (Sic  immcr  gcrabc  qu«! 
(S6  njirb  immcr  bcffcr 

T)it    Wmqe    murbe    immcr 

grower 
Sic  gtngcn  immcr  mciter 
3d^   f)obe  jja   immcr  luieber 

gefagt 


Send   him   away   for   good 

and  all 
He  keeps  on  coming 
(It   is    late),    but    he   isn't 

coming  even  yet 
You're     looking     well,     as 

usual 
Drive  right  straight  ahead 
It's     getting     better     and 

better 
The    crowd    continued    to 

increase 
They  kept  walking  on 
I  have  said  all  along 


(Srfter    Ceil 


3mmer  fibcll 


,  W  li  <- . 


3mmcr  fibcll 

^ic  fjcrien  finb  su  ©nbc 

5Ici^  ia!    !Die  gerten  finb  gu  Snbe.    SD^ontag  beginnt  bie 
©d^ule,    5(uf  bent  2anht  ift  e6  bod^  fd^on!    "^a  Qibt  e^  tUf)c 
unb  ^alber  unb  (Sd^meine,  ©anfe  unb  ^iil^ner,  unb  nod) 
bieleg  nte^)r.    3n  ber  (gtabt  ift  e^  (angmeiliQ.    Wv^t  einmal 
5  gifcfd^e  Qibt  e^  in  ber  (Stabt.    ©6  ift  bod^  traurig! 
.  iBo  benfen  §an6  nnb  9^ic^arb. 
;/ ,_Mama,  tuo  ift  benn  ba6  neue  §an^?" 
, ; "^^n  ber  ^rinjenftrafee." 
if^ahm  n)ir  ba  anc^  einen  ©arten?" 
lo     .,;5^ein,  einen  ©arten  l^aben  h)ir  nid^t." 
";'    ;;,;j^einen  ©arten!    !Da^  ift  aber  buntnt/' 

],'^ix  f)aben  aber  flinf  grofee,  fd^one  (Stuben:  stuei  (Sd)Iaf^ 
ftnben,  eine  Sfeftnbe,  eine  2Bof)nftube  nnb  eine  gute  (Stnbe." 
„SSa^  tnn  mir  mit  ber  guten  (Stnbe!  bie  ift  ja  imnier 
IS  berfd^Ioffen!    5lber  eine  Siid^e  unb  —  unb  eine  (gpeifefantmer 
I)aben  mir  bod^?" 

„®eh3i6,  eine  grofee  ^iid^e  unb  eine  ©peifefantnter  nrit 
einer  3:iir  jum  53erfc^(ie6en," 
Unb  ber  3^9  tafte  h)eiter»  §ang  unb  D^id^arb  fifeen  am 
2o  genfter,  D^id^arb  trciumt  t)on  ben  fd^onen  ^Tagen  auf  bem 
^anbe,  ©an^  t)on  ber  (Sd^ule  unb  t)on  bent  neuen  §aufe  in 
ber  ©tabt.  —  ^eine  ^ul^  unb  fein  ^alb,  feine  ®an^  unb 
fein  $u]^n,  fein  ©arten  —  nur  eine  ^peifefammer  mit  einer 
Zixx  sum  S^erfdjliefeen.    5ld^  ia! 

2 


3^^^^  ftbell  3 

Vacation  is  Over 

A  country.  The  country.  In  the  country.  He  is 
in  the  country.  He  goes  into  the  country.  The 
country  is  large.  In  the  country  we  have  a  garden. 
There  is  not  a  garden  in  the  city.  School  is  over. 
Vacation  begins  Tuesday.  Vacation  in  the  country  is  s 
fine,  I  tell  you!  The  new  house.  A  new  house.  Which 
new  house?  My  new  house.  Our  new  house.  Their 
new  house.  Her  new  house.  The  new  house  is  in  the 
city.  The  new  houses  are  in  the  city.  In  the  city 
there  are  new  houses.  What  do  they  do?  What  are  lo 
they  doing?  The  goose  is  stupid.  Geese  are  stupid. 
That  is  a  stupid  goose.  I  dream  of  the  country.  I 
am  dreaming  of  the  country.  I  do  dream  of  the  beau- 
tiful days.  I  did  dream  of  him.  I  was  dreaming  of 
him.  I  dreamed  I  was  in  the  country.  Which  gar-  15 
den?  What  a  fine,  large  garden!  This  is  a  tiresome 
city.  What  a  tiresome  city!  They  have  a  parlor  in 
the  house,  haven't  they?  Have  you*  [Hast  thou]  pigs 
and  chickens  in  the  country,  Hans?  Have  you,  Mrs. 
Schulze?  That  is  a  fine  large  pig.  His  bedroom  is  20 
always  locked  up,  you  see.  I  see.  You  see  [Thou 
seest].  He  sees.  Do  you  [ye]  see,  children?  There  is 
not  a  chicken  in  the  garden.  There  are  cows  and 
there  are  calves,  but  not  in  the  city.  I  see  a  cow,  but 
it  does  not  see  me.  25 

*  I  doubt  the  utility  of  teaching  the  obsolescent  English  forms  thou  art,  ye  are  as 
regular  equivalents  of  German  bu  blft,  ibr  feib.  They  are  therefore  recalled  parentheti- 
cally two  or  three  times  for  the  guidance  of  the  learner  and  afterwards  omitted,  in 
order  to  gain  for  our  colloquial  phrases  an  added  sense  of  reality.  See  page  xxiv,  above, 
for  cases  which  demand  bu  instead  of  @te. 


4  3mmcr  fibcll 

2Ba^  ift  ju  gnbe?  SSann  beginnt  bie  <S(^uIe?  SKte  Diele 
XaQt  f)at  bic  3Bod^e?  SSie  I)ei6en  benn  bie  ^age  ber  ^od^e? 
iSBie  t)iele  SSod^en  ftnb  in  einem  Qai)xt?  SSo  ift  e^  bod^ 
fd^on?  ^a^  fiir  2:ierc  gibt  e^  auf  bem  2anbt?  ^k  fagt 
man  auf  beutfd^  I  am  going  to  the  country?  5SSo  ift  e^ 
lauQlDeilig,  unb  tnarum?  3ft  e«  luftig  in  ber  ©tabt?  5E3o 
ift  ba^  neue  ^au^?  2Sie  l^eifet  bie  (Strafee,  luo  (Sie  je^t 
tool^nen?  ^efd^reiben  (5ie  biefe  (Strafee:  ift  fie  lang  ober 
furs,  ^^cit  ober  eng,  ftill  ober  t)oK  don  9}^enfd^en  unb  2(uto^ 
mobilen  ufto.  ^ie  Diele  Stuben  l^at  ba^  neue  ^au^?  SKie 
Diele  ^ttnnter  finb  in  3f)rer  SSof)nun9?  SKo  lt)o()nen  (Sie, 
in  iDeld^er  ©tabt,  in  iDeld^er  ©raffc^aft,  in  loeld^em  (Staat 
ufto,?  SSie  fie^t^^re  a3of)nung  au^?  ^ie  i)ei6en  bie 
(Stuben  in  einem  §aufe?  ®inb  'Bk  je  mit  ber  ©ifenbal^n 
gefaljren?    Sefd^reiben  @ie  3&t:e  S^eife! 

Sum  ^inprdgeit 

Give  the  gender,  the  nominative  and  genitive  sin- 
gular, and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following 
nouns:  gerien,  (Snbe,  SD^ontag,  l^anbe,  ^uf)e,  ^alber, 
(Sd^toeine,  ®anfe,  §af)ner,  (^tabt,  grofd^e,  $aug,  ©trafee, 
©arten,  ©tuben,  hammer,  ^iid^e,  Stir,  ^Serfd^Iiefeen,  S^Qf 
genfter,  @d^ule» 

Give  the  German  for:  begins;  there  are;  tiresome; 
not  even;  parlor;  certainly;  dreamed;  are  sitting; 
think;  living-room;  dining-room;  sad;  new;  not  a;  not 
any;  beautiful;  tore  madly  on;  only;  with;  there;  in 
the  country;  a  great  deal  more. 

Learn  and  recite  six  idiomatic  phrases  from  page  xxv. 


3niTner  fibcll  5 

Grammar  Review 

1.  Strong  verbs  usually  change  their  root-vowel  c  to  t  or  ic 
in  the  second  and  third  person  singular  of  the  present  indica- 
tive and  in  the  singular  of  the  imperative;  Qcbe,  gibft,  gibt, 
gib;  lefe,  ticft,  licft,  Iie«;  nef)me,  nimmft,  nimmt,  nintm;  I)clfc, 
l)ilfft,  f)itft,  m;  fprcd)e,  fpric^ft,  fpric^t,  fprid^;  fef)e,  fie^t,  \m, 
fief);  trete,  trittft,  tritt,  tritt. 

1.  Who  will  help  us?  2.  Hans  does  not  eat  much.  3.  He 
is  throwing  the  ball.  4.  The  ball  hits  the  boy.  5.  Do  not  hit 
the  boy!  6.  Help  me.  7.  How  does  that  happen?  8.  Rich- 
ard sees  the  garden.  9.  Look!  10.  Are  you  taking  the  book, 
Hans?  II.  Take  the  book,  Hans!  12.  He  does  not  forget 
the  country.  13.  She  reads  well.  14.  Are  you  speaking  to 
me,  Richard?  15.  He  gives  her  the  book.  16.  She  is  hiding 
the  book.  17.  Do  not  hide  my  book,  mother!  18.  Eat  the 
bread,  my  child!  19.  The  girl  breaks  everything.  20.  The 
cow  eats  the  grass. 

2,  Strong  verbs  usually  change  their  root-vowel  a  to  ft  in 
the  second  and  third  person  singular  of  the  present  indicative, 
but  not  in  the  singular  of  the  imperative:  tragc,  tragft,  trafit, 
but  trage;  fange,  fdngft,  fangt,  but  fange;  l^alte,  f)altft,  l^alt,  but 
f)alte;  tDac^fc,  mcid^ft,  iDcid^ft,  but  mad^fe;  bkfe,  blftft,  bliift,  but 
blafe;  fd^Iage,  fci^lagft,  fd^lagt,  but  fd^lage. 

I.  The  boy  catches  the  ball.  2.  Catch  the  calf,  Hans! 
3.  He  is  wearing  his  old  clothes.  4.  The  wind  blows  cold. 
5.  Blow  your  trumpet,  Richard!  6.  Are  you  sleeping,  my 
child?  7.  The  boy  strikes  his  brother.  8.  Do  not  strike  your 
sister,  Hans!  9.  He  holds  the  chicken  in  his  arms.  10.  Why 
do  you  not  let  me  go,  mother?  11.  The  girl  is  growing  fast. 
12.  A  boy  washes  himself  often.  13.  He  is  falling.  14.  Don't 
fall,  my  child!  15.  Mother  is  baking  a  cake.  16.  Are  you 
frying  the  potatoes,  Richard?  17.  Bake  the  cake,  mother! 
18.  What  is  the  man  carrying? 


6  3"^^^^  ftbell 

§an6  tft  cin  fletner  ^nabe,  @r  tft  erft  fec^^  Qa^xt  alt, 
obex  er  gel^t  fd^on  pr  (Sd^ulc*  (Sr  fann  fogar  fd^on  lefen 
unb  fd^reiben.    (Sr  fann  auc^  ba6  fletne  (Sinmaletn^* 

^an^  gel^t  anfang^  nlc^t  gerne  ^ux  <Sd^ule,     (Sr  fann 

5  bort  nid^t  fpielen  iDie  ju  §aufe.     @r  fpielt  namlid^  gernc 

mit  felnem  iBruber  Dtid^arb,    Dttd^arb  ift  nod^  flelner  unb 

iiinger  al6  ^an^»    (Sr  ift  erft  filnf  ^at)xt  alt  unb  fpielt  ben 

lieben  (angen  Xa^. 

Slber  man  fann  bod^  ntd^t  immcr  fpieten*    3Kan  mufe  bod^ 

lo  aud^  (ernen,    (Sine^  Xaqt^  alfo  fagt  ber  93ater:  „$dn^d^en, 

bu  gelfift  morgen  jur  ©d^ule."    §an6  ift  ftumm.    (Sr  fief)t 

fein  ^riiberd^en  an.     Unb  ha^  ^rliberd^en  fie]f)t  i()n  an* 

!Dann  feuf^en  fte  beibe»    iffiarum  toolf)!? 

Um  fieben  Uf)r  gefien  fie  ^u  Sett,    ©ie  fiiffen  95ater  unb 
IS  9}?utter  unb  fagen  gute  ^aii)t     5(ber  §an^  fann  lange, 
lange  nid^t  einfd)Iafen.     ©nblic^  fommt  bie  Sl^utter  unb 
erjdl^It  il()m  et\ioa^  Don  ber  (Sd^ule: 

„3n  ber  ^Sd^ule,"  fagt  fie  leife,  um  bm  fd^Iafenben  SJid^arb 
nid^t  su  ftoren,  „ift  e^  ganj  anber6  aU  ju  ^aufe.  5luf  langen 
2o  ^Bdnfen  fi^en  ba  biele  ^inber,  ®ie  legen  bie  ^cinbe  auf 
ben  lifd^  unb  if)re  5lugen  finb  auf  ben  ^cl)xtx  gerid)tet. 
S)er  erjftlfjit  if)nen  fc^one  ©efc^id^ten  tjon  ben  Slumen 
braufeen,  Don  grofeen  unb  fleinen  3:ieren,  Don  (Sonne,  Tlonb 
unb  (Sternen. 
25  „Hber  hk  ^inber  tun  and)  fetbft  ettuag.  Unter  bem  ^ifd^e 
f)at  jebe^  ^inb  feine  ©d^ulfad^en.  (Sie  fd^reiben  t)tibfd^  ab,  nja^ 
ber  ^el^rer  an  bie  groge  SSanbtafel  gefd^rieben  l^at.  !Dann 
ge]f)t  e6  an  ba^  ?efen,  unb  gulel^t  fommt  ba^  ^ed;nen  — " 

^dn^d^en  ift  eingefd^Iafen, 


3nnner   fibel!  7 

John  Goes  to  School 

I  am  a  small  boy.  You  are  [thou  art]  a  little  boy. 
Are  you  a  little  boy,  John?  The  little  boy.  Of  a 
small  boy.  To  a  small  boy.  I  see  the  small  boy.  To 
the  small  boys.  It  is  only  John.  I  am  only  twelve 
years  old.  Who  can  write?  I  can  write.  Every  boy  5 
can  read.  Each  boy  can  write.  They  can  all  write. 
You  are  [thou  art]  reading,  Richard.  Are  you  wri- 
ting, Mrs.  Schulze?  Do  you  read,  Hans?  Do  you 
know  the  multiplication-table  too?  I  was  reading. 
I  read.  I  did  read.  I  can  even  read.  He  goes  to  10 
school.  He  is  going  to  the  house.  He  goes  into  the 
house.  There  are  big  boys  and  there  are  small  boys. 
At  first  I  did  not  like  to  go  into  the  house.  You  can 
not  play  in  school,  can  you,  Hans?  They  are  big 
boys.  He  said  good  night.  I  said  good  day.  We  15 
said  good  evening.  Why  do  you  suppose  Hans  is 
looking  at  his  little  brother?  My  mother  said  to  me: 
'^  We'll  go  to  school  to-morrow.^'  You  see,  I  like  to 
play  with  my  chickens.  One  day  I  was  playing  with 
my  chickens.  But,  after  all,  you  can't  always  be  20 
playing  with  chickens.  When  Johnnieis  dreaming  he 
is  silent.  We  can  not  be  in  the  country  long.  Father 
goes  to  bed  at  about  ten  o'clock.  The  teacher  tells 
me  something  about  our  school.  The  benches  are 
long.  Many  long  benches.  The  many  long  benches.  25 
Children  do  not  sit  on  the  big  tables,  but  on  the  small 
benches.  What  have  you  written,  John?  What  did 
you  write,  Mr.  Schulze?  Outdoors  there  are  many 
flowers.     Father  tells  me  stories  when  I  go  to  bed. 


8  3^^^^  fibell 

SBcr  tft  §an^?  5Ble  grofe  ftnb  @ie:  fe(^6  Sufe,  filnf  ober 
t)icr  gufe,  ein^,  s^ei,  brei  3o(I?  ^ie  dt  tft  er?  3Sie  alt 
ftnb  @te?  SSo^tn  ge^t  er?  3Bie  t)ei6t  3t)re  ®d)iile? 
@el^t  $an6  tn^  @l)mnafmm?  ^ann  er  (efen  nub  fd^reiben? 
SSa^  fann  er  fd^on?  &ei)t  er  geme  jur  (Sc^ute?  SSarum 
benn  nic^t?  SWlt  mem  fptelt  er  natnltd^  Qeme?  ^er  ift 
md)avh?  mt  dt  ift  ^ic^arb?  ilSer  i[t  fleiner,  §an^  ober 
dii^axh?  ilSer  ift  iiinger?  §aben  (Sie  einen  ji'mgeren  ober 
cinen  fleineren  58ruber?  53ef(^reiben  ®ie  eine  gamilie;  bie 
©rofeettern,  35ater,  S^hxtter,  Onfel,  3:ante,  (Soufinen,  ®e- 
fd^tDtfter,  ufm,  ©el^t  9?i(^arb  au($  pr  (Sd^ule?  iSSa^  tut  er 
ben  (ieben  langen  ^ag?  SSa^  fagt  ber  ^ater  ju  §an^? 
SBelc^e  ^Intmort  gibt  $an^?  ^ann  gel^en  bie  SBriiber  ju 
Sett?  SSen  fiiffen  (gie?  SSanim  fommt  bie  SO^utter  ju 
§an6?    SBen  h)itt  fie  nic^t  ftoren?    2Bie  ift  e^  in  ber  ©c^ule? 

3um   ^tin^rdgctt 

Give  the  gender,  the  nominative  and  genitive 
singular,  and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following 
nouns:  ,ffinabe,  ^al^re,  ©inmdein^,  §aufe,  ^mber,  ZaQ, 
^(in^d^en,  58rliberd^en,  iBett,  53ater,  XTJutter,  "^a^t,  ^inber, 
§(inbe,  5(ugen,  2e1)xev,  tinmen,  ©onne,  3)?onb,  (Sterne, 
2:ieren,  2^ifd^e,  ^d)ul\ad)cn,  ^anbtafel,  !?efen. 

Give  the  German  for:  small;  only;  old;  goes;  already; 
even;  read;  write;  knows;  at  first;  there;  play;  at 
home;  therefore;  livelong;  to-morrow;  younger;  than; 
silent;  at  last;  can;  sleep;  tells;  quite  different;  many; 
directed;  lie;  outside;  each. 

Learn  and  recite  six  idiomatic  phrases  from  p.  xxv. 


3mmer  ftbell  9 


Grammar  Review 

3.  Inverted  Order:  When  for  emphasis  or  for  variety  of 
style  a  sentence  begins  with  any  word  or  words  except 
the  subject,  then  we  have  inverted  order  —  that  is,  the 
personal  verb  precedes  the  subject.  This  word-order  occurs 
only  in  the  main  clause,  never  in  a  dependent  clause;  see 
pages  xvi,  xvii,  and  45. 

Hnfanfi^  gef)t  ^an«  ntd^t  geme  gur  ©d^ule. 
^ort  faun  er  nid)t  fpielen  mie  gu  §aufe, 
^TTimer  faun  man  bod)  ntd^t  fpielen* 
„3n  ber  ©c^ute/'  fagt  fie  letfc, 
Um  fieben  W\}X  ge^en  fie  su  ^ett. 

In  translating  the  following  sentences,  place  the  personal 
verb  in  each  instance  before  the  subject:  i.  In  the  city 
there  is  not  a  garden.  2.  In  the  country  we  had  a  garden. 
3.  Tuesday  our  vacation  begins.  4.  "Geese  are  stupid," 
she  said.  5.  Of  what  beautiful  days  are  you  dreaming? 
6.  In  the  large  room  there  is  a  window.  7.  In  school  you 
can't  play,  can  you,  Hans?  8.  About  ten  o'clock  father 
goes  to  bed.  9.  Outdoors  there  are  many  flowers.  10.  At 
first  I  did  not  like  to  go  to  school.  11.  In  the  country  he 
lives  in  a  big  house. 

4.  Adjectives  form  their  comparative  and  superlative 
as  in  English  by  adding  -er  and  -(e) ft.  An  a,  0,  u,  au  of 
the  stem  in  adjectives  of  one  syllable  are  as  a  rule  modi- 
fied in  the  comparative  and  superlative:  alt,  alter,  am 
alteften;  jung,  iiinger,  am  jilngften.  Learn  by  heart  the  fol- 
lowing irregular  comparison: 

eto6   groger   am  grofeten  nal^c     ncil^er     am  nttc^ften 

^o(^    5ol)er     am  l)od^ften  t){el       mel^r      am  meiften 

fiut     beffer     am  beften  menig   minber  am  minbefteu 


is  used  after  the  comparative:  9^id^arb  ift  iilnger  al^ 
^an^.  Huf  bem  ^anbe  ift  e^  fc^oner  al^  in  ber  (Stabt.  SSte  is 
used  after  the  positive :  9?icftarb  ift  nici^t  f 0  alt  XQXt  ^an^.  3^n 
ber  <5tabt  ift  e^  nic^t  fo  fd^iin  ft)ie  auf  bem  ?anbe. 


10  3^^^^  f^^^^' 

STuf  bcm  SBcgc  jur  ©dftule 

®er  ncic^fte  Xag  brid^t  an.    §an6  unb  D^id^arb  ftnb  fc^on 
fel^r  friilf)  iDad^.     S^  ift  nod^  ganj  bunfel  unb  bie  ©Item 
fd^Iafen  nod^. 
„:Du,  §an^/'  fagt  3?id^arb  leife,  „tr)a§  tut  man  in  ber 
5  ed^ule?" 

„9}?an  lernt  ba/' 
„^a^  lernt  man  ba?" 
„(S(^reiben  unb  !^efen." 
„^a^  fonft  nod^?" 
lo     „3^td^nen  unb  —  unb  Sfcd^ncn." 
„5^ed^nen?    ^a^  ift  bag?" 
,,'^a^  fage  ic^  bir  nid^t." 
„5ld^,  fage  eg  mir  bod^!" 

SIber  $ang  fagt  eg  if)m  nid^t.    SBarum  trol;!  nid^t?    gr 
IS  tt)ei6  eg  felber  nid^t, 

Um  fieben  Ul^r  mliffen  hk  Sriiber  aufftel^en,    J)ie  Tlutkv 
f)i(ft  ii)ntn  beim  ffiafd^en  unb  2(nsiel)en.    Unb  babei  fingt  fie: 
ilSer  iDirb  nod^  im  ^dte  fein, 
SSenn  bie  (Sonne  fd^eint  f)erein? 
2o  ^inb,  rt)ad^'  auf  unb  fpring  f)eraug, 

SBafd^  bir  rafd^  bie  Hugen  aug! 

S)ann  mirb  gefrii^ftucft,    S)ie  (SItern  trinfen  ^affee,  bie 

^ruber  'Mil^.    Um  ad^t  Ul^r  mufe  §ang  fort,  benn  bie 

(Sd^ule  fcingt  um  l^alb  neun  an,    9tid)arb  fiel)t  ben  ^ruber 

25  fortge{)en.    „3)arf  id)  mit  beiner  S3inbmiil)le  fpielen?"  ruft 

er  \^m  nad^. 

.5^ein," 

,,9^ur  itt)d  $minuten?" 

„^a  —  aber  totnn  hu  fie  gerbrid^ft!" 


3ntmcr  fi^cll  11 

On  the  Way  to  School 

Seven  o'clock  is  very  early.  We  are  awake  at 
seven.  It  is  still  quite  early.  To-morrow  I  must  get 
up  at  six.  My  school-things  are  in  the  house.  I  am 
getting  up.  I  did  get  up.  I  have  got  up.  Are  you 
getting  up,  Richard?  When  did  you  get  up,  Mr.  5 
Schulze?  We  arose.  They  arose.  A  dark  day.  The 
dark  day.  On  a  dark  day.  It  was  dark  the  livelong 
day.  I  break  the  windmill.  Did  you  break  the  wind- 
mill, Richard?  Have  you  broken  the  windmill? 
Have  you  fallen  asleep?  Have  you  gone  into  the  10 
house?  Have  you  written  the  stories  on  the  big 
blackboard?  Has  mother  come?  Has  the  child  dis- 
turbed his  sleeping  brother?  Have  you  arisen?  Have 
you  learned  to  write?  Have  the  children  sprung  out 
of  bed?  Why  not,  do  you  suppose?  I  dress  myself.  15 
Are  you  dressing  yourself,  John?  Did  they  dress 
themselves?  Have  they  dressed  themselves?  Please 
tell  me,  won't  you?  He  can  not  draw.  I  can  not 
write.  But,  after  all,  you  can't  be  always  writing 
and  reading.  You  have  to  play  too,  of  course.  He  20 
can  not  tell  me  that.  Day  is  breaking.  The  wind- 
mill is  breaking.  May  I  go  to  school?  My  brother 
has  gone.  My  brother  has  eaten  his  breakfast.  I 
help  him.  I  am  helping  her.  She  helps  us.  The  sun 
shines  into  the  room.  The  moon  and  the  stars  shine  25 
too.  Mother  aids  me  with  my  arithmetic.  Can  you 
help  me  with  my  drawing?  I  draw  geese  and  pigs. 
There  are  tables  and  benches  in  the  school.  You 
don't  know  that  yourself,  John.     I  know,  he  knows. 


12  ^mxmx  fibcll 

SBann  beginnt  biefe  ©efc^td^te?  3Bann  ftnb  bie  ^riiber 
h)ad^?  ^te  friif)  maren  <Sie  ]f)eute  fc^on  toa(^?  3Sie  fpat 
Qingen  (Sie  geftern  p  ^ett?  §aben  (^te  gut  gefc^lafen? 
^rciumten  @ie?  3ft  e^  f)ell,  tDenn  ber  ^ag  erft  anbrtd^t? 
@inb  bie  (SItern  ami)  fc^on  mad^?  ilSa^  Icrnt  man  in  ber 
^djuk?  ^a6  fonft  noc^?  3Ba6  lernen  (Sie  in  S\)vn 
©d^ule?  SBanim  tt>il(  §an6  bent  ^rnber  nid^t  fagen,  n)a6 
9^ed^nen  ift?  SSann  miiffen  bie  iBrilber  anffte^en?  Urn 
toktfid  Ubr  ntilffen  @ie  atte  ^age  auffte^en?  SSer  bilft  ben 
^inbern  beint  SBafd^en?  iBer  I)i(ft  ibnen  beim  ^Injieben? 
<Sagen  ©ie  ba^  ^ieb  l^er,  SKa^  mug  ba^  i^inb  tun,  menu 
bie  (Sonne  b^i^^tn  fc^eint?  SSa^  tun  SItern  unb  ^inber, 
nad^bem  fie  fid^  angefleibet  b^ben?  Srinfen  bie  i^inber 
^affee  ober  9KiId&?  2Ba6  baben  ®ie  i)tuU  beim  griibftiid 
gegeffen? 

Burn   QinptdQcn 

Give  the  gender,  the  nominative  and  genitive 
singular,  and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following 
nouns:  SSege,  (Sc^ule,  3:ag,  ^cid^nen,  ^ed)nen,  (5ltern, 
aSafd^en,  ^ette,  ^inb,  (Sonne,  2(ugen,  Siiibftlidf,  ^rilber, 
a^ild^,  taffee,  Ubr,  ^inbmlible,  SO^inuten, 

Give  the  German  for:  the  next  day;  dawns;  are 
awake;  very  early;  quite  dark;  are  still  sleeping;  what 
else?;  why  not,  do  you  suppose?;  he  does  not  know 
himself;  at  seven  o'clock;  arise!;  she  helps  them;  the 
sun  is  shining  in,  wake  up!;  jump  out!;  John  has  to  go; 
school  begins;  he  calls  after  him. 

Learn  and  recite  six  idiomatic  phrases  from  p.  xxvi. 


3mmcr  fibcll  13 


Grammar  Review 

5.  Although  called  *' personal"  pronouns,  cr  and  fie  do 
not  always  refer,  and  eS  seldom  does,  to  a  person.  Now, 
when  a  personal  pronoun  does  not  refer  to  a  living  object 
and  would  be  governed  by  a  preposition,  it  is  usual  to 
substitute  for  it  a  compound  of  the  preposition  and  the 
adverb  ba  (before  vowels  bar):  barin  in  it;  bafiir  for  it; 
bamit  with  it;  banebcn  beside  it;  baran  on  it;  barauf  on  it; 
barau6  out  of  it;  bobor  before  it;  bal^inter  behind  it;  baruntcr 
under  it,  etc. 

I.  That  is  my  book;  what  do  you  want  with  it?  2.  Here 
is  the  school;  there  are  many  children  in  it.  3.  Take  this 
pencil  and  write  with  it!  4.  The  garden  is  small;  trees 
stand  before  it  and  other  gardens  are  behind  it.  5.  Beside 
it  there  is  a  house.  6.  In  the  house  is  a  table;  a  dog  is 
lying  under  it,  books  and  pencils  are  on  it.  7.  The  tree 
is  old,  but  there  are  still  apples  on  it  (baran).  8.  The 
apple  is  good;  I'll  give  you  an  orange  for  it.  9.  Wood  is 
useful;  they  make  tables  and  chairs  out  of  it. 

6.  Of  the  five  German  words  for  when  it)cnn  is  used 
before  a  present  or  future  tense,  al^  reports  a  single  action 
in  the  past,  and  tdann  is  always  interrogative,  direct  or 
indirect,  ^a  may  replace  al^  without  appreciable  differ- 
ence of  meaning,  but  h)le  denotes  immediate  sequence. 
The  conditional  iDenn  meaning  if  or  whenever  may  be  used 
with  any  tense. 

I.  When  I  came.  2.  When  I  had  come.  3.  When  I 
come.  4.  When  I  shall  come.  5.  The  moment  (iDie)  he 
came  into  the  room,  I  went  away.  6.  He  asked  me  when 
I  was  going.  7.  When  shall  you  go  away?  8.  We  eat 
when  we  are  hungry.  9.  We  sleep  when  we  are  tired. 
10.  When  we  were  young.  11.  I  don't  know  when  I  shall 
see  you.  12.  Come  when  you  can.  13.  When  will  you 
come?  14.  He  does  not  know  when  to  go.  15.  When  it 
was  seven  o'clock  the  brothers  went  to  bed.  16.  The  boy 
cries  when  the  ball  hits  him. 


14  3mmer  fibell 

^lUx  5tnfang  ift  fcifttocr 

(S6  Iciutet.    ^tc  (Sd^ule  fangt  an.    §an^  ft^t  ganj  Dome. 

©inter  if)m  ft^en  iDol^l  noc^  breifeig  anbere  ^inber  —  ^na= 

ben  unb  SD^ctbd^en.     3eber  l^at  einen  iBIeiftift  unb  ein  ^tiid 

papier.     !^er  2t^vev  fd^relbt  ein  paar  ^ud^ftaben  an  hit 

5  ^anbtafel,  unb  bie  ^Inber  fc^reiben  fie  ab: 

'rauf,  'ninter,  'rauf! 
jtiipf eleven  brauf! 
®ag  ift  ein  „l" 

§an^  fi^t  ba  h)ie  im  Sraum.  ^er  frembe  9Kann  ntit  ber 
lo^riKe,  bie  t)ielen  fremben  ^inber,  ba^  grofee  ^u(t,  bie 
fd^lDarse  3SanbtafeI  —  alk^  ift  if)m  neu.  @r  benft  an  ba^ 
iBrliberd^en  p  $aufe.  T)tx  fpielt  je^t  t)ieKeic^t  mit  feinem 
SBatI,  ober  ntit  bent  (Sd^aufelpferb,  ober  gar  —  mit  ber 
SKinbntiil^Ie.  2l(^  ja!  S^  $aufe  ift  e^  bod^  p  f^^on!  ^mei 
IS  hide  Xxamn  xolkn  i^nt  iiber  hk  roten  «arfen,  3)er  ^e^irer 
ruft:  „$an6,  ma^  felilt  bir?" 

,5^id^t^." 

w^arum  iDeinft  bu  benn,  Kleiner?'' 

„dimvh  —" 
20      „^a^  ift  htnn  ntit  bent  9?id^arb?" 

„@r  jerbrid^t  nteine  fd^one,  neue  3Binbntiil^Ie.'' 

„^er  ift  ber  SRid^arb?" 

„9)?ein  ^rnber," 

„9^un,  er  mirb  beine  ^inbntiil^Ie  fd^on  nidf)t  jerbred^en. 
25  ©d^reibe  jefet  nur." 

§an^  feufst  unb  fc^reibt. 

^ie  ®c^u(e  ift  au^  unb  §an^  Iciuft  nad^  §aufe.    3  ft  ha^ 
eine  greube!    ^^id^arb  l^at  bie  SSinbmlible  nid)t  jerbroc^en. 


^mmer  ftbell  15 

It's  the  First  Step  that  Counts 

I  am  beginning  to  write.     May  I  begin  to  write? 
I  shall  begin.    Will  you  begin,  John?    He  will  begin. 
They  will  commence.    Will  you  please  sit  up  in  front, 
Mr.   Schulze?     We  would  not  begin  to  read.     The 
teacher  wrote,  I  suppose,   ten  other  letters  on  the    5 
blackboard.    I  must  copy  them.    I  had  to  copy  them. 
Do  you  have  to  copy  those  letters,  my  child?     Did 
he  have  to  copy  them?    Do  we  have  to  copy  them? 
Twenty,  thirty,  forty.     Another  child.     Other  chil- 
dren.    Another  glass  of  water.     A  couple  of  letters.  10 
Several  letters.    A  pair  of  shoes.    The  letters  are  on 
the  blackboard.    I  write  them  on  the  blackboard.    It 
is  all  new  to  me.     What  is  the  matter  with  them? 
What  ails  you,  Mr.  Schulze?    I  saw  a  piece  of  paper. 
Did  you  see  that  piece  of  paper,  Richard?     Children  15 
don't  drink  coffee,  they  drink  milk.     Above  the  bed 
is  a  window.     The  pencil  is  rolling  across  the  table. 
Tears  ran  down  my  cheeks.    The  little  animal  jumps 
over  the  table.    Vacation  is  over.    He  is  thinking  of 
the  girls.    The  little  girl  is  probably  playing  with  her  20 
hobby-horse.    The  girl  runs  home.    Are  you  running 
home,  John?     It's  just  too-  fine  for  anything  in  the 
country.     Those  are  father's  spectacles.     He  has  to 
read  and,  what  is  worse,  to  write.    Big  tears  were  in 
her  eyes.    She  sat  silent,  as  if  in  a  dream.     Just  go  on  25 
writing,  Mrs.  Schulze.     The  many  big  desks.    In  the 
many  big  desks.    May  I  have  your  windmill  just  two 
minutes?    I  won't  break  your  spectacles,  never  fear. 
It  was  still  dark  in  the  dining-room  at  half  past  seven. 


16  3mmer  fibcll 

2Ba«  foil  fd^mcr  fetn?  ^ic  miffen  bic  tinbcr,  bofe  bic 
©c^ule  ie^t  anfftngt?  SSo  fi^t  $an«?  SSo  fi^cn  (^ie  in 
bicfer  Piaffe:  gans  t)ome,  in  ber  9}?itte  be^  ^i^^^t:^.  ober 
nad&  f)inten?  iCBer  fi^t  l^inter  $an^?  ^iet)ie(e  ^inber  finb 
in  ber  Piaffe?  in  biefer  Piaffe?  ^a^  ^at  jebe^  tinb?  SSa^ 
tnt  ber  ^e^rer?  2Bag  fd^reibt  er  an  bie  5B3anbtafeI?  mt 
fiel^t  einc  ^anbtafel  au^:  (ang,  fd^tDarg,  \)o^,  an  ber  SBanb 
be6  3i^i^^i^^/  ufh),?  $Ba6  tun  Qan^  unb  bie  anberen 
^inber?  me  fi^t  §ang  ba?  ffia^  ^at  ber  Sef)rer?  3Ba^ 
tft  bent  ^inb  neu?  (Srscif)(en  (Sie  un^  etma^  au^  ^l^rer 
Qugcnb,  a(^  (Sie  jum  erften  9Wa(e  in  bie  (8d^ule  famen.  S33o= 
mit  foK  ber  ^id^arb  je^t  fpielen?  ffio  n)ar  e^  bod^  ju  fd^on? 
Q'ft  e«  fd^on  in  3f)rem  §aufe:  !)aben  ®ie  einen  ©arten,  einen 
grofeen  ^interl^of,  ftef)en  ^o\)t  iBciunte  barin,  uftD.?  iffieint 
$an^  cin  toenig?   $Ba^  ruft  ber  ?el^rer? 

3utn   @inpragen 

Give  the  gender,  the  nominative  and  genitive 
singular,  and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following 
nouns:  Slnfang,  tinber,  ^naben,  'iDlahd)en,  ^leiftift,  etiirf, 
papier,  ^ud^ftaben,  SSanbtafel,  jlilpfeld^en,  Jraunt,  9Kann, 
Grille,  ^ult,  §aufe,  58aa,  ed^aufelpferb,  Sranen,  iBadfen, 
greube,  5C3inbntui)Ie,  §au6. 

Give  the  German  for:  the  bell  rings;  'way  up  in 
front;  probably  thirty  other  children;  a  piece  of 
paper;  a  few  letters;  everything  is  new  to  him;  it  is 
too  nice  for  anything;  tears  roll  down  his  cheeks; 
what  ails  you?;  John  runs  home. 

Learn  and  recite  six  idiomatic  phrases  from  pagexxvi. 


3mmer  fibell  17 


Grammar  Review 

7.  (S^  flibt,  e^  Qah  (with  object  in  the  accusative)  are 
used  in  the  sense  of  there  is,  there  was,  or  if  the  object  be 
plural  there  are,  there  were.  They  should  not  be  used,  if 
the  object  is  a  concrete  thing  definitely  limited  in  time  or 
place.  The  object  is  apt  to  be  a  neuter  pronoun,  a  plural, 
an  abstract,  or  an  infinitive. 

I.  There  are  not  even  frogs  in  the  city.  2.  There  were 
cows  and  calves  in  the  country.  3.  There  is  a  frog  in  the 
water.  4.  There  was  a  cow  in  the  street.  5.  There  is 
always  something  for  you  in  the  kitchen.  6.  There  is  a 
cake  in  the  kitchen.  7.  Are  there  countries  where  there 
is  no  king?  8.  There  was  dancing  and  singing  and  eat- 
ing. 9.  There  is  a  love,  which  every  boy  has  for  his 
mother.     10.  Once  there  was  a  girl,  her  name  was  Gretel. 


8,  There  are  nine  prepositions  which  govern  the  dative 
when  they  express  position,  the  accusative  when  they 
express  motion,  and  the  phrase  answers  the  question 
SSo!)in?:  an,  auf,  f)inter,  in,  neben,  fiber,  unter,  bor,  gh)ifd^en. 

I.  The  book  is  on  the  table.  2.  Put  the  book  on  the 
table!  3.  The  dog  is  under  the  table.  4.  He  goes  under 
the  table  every  night.  5.  She  sat  down  in  the  parlor. 
6.  She  was  sitting  in  the  parlor.  7.  It  is  not  polite  to 
walk  before  people.  8.  Before  the  house  there  is  a  tree. 
9.  He  stood  between  you  and  me.  10.  He  placed  him- 
self between  you  and  me.  11.  There  is  a  knock  at  the 
door.  12.  Shall  I  knock  on  the  door?  13.  He  is  sitting 
behind  the  house.  14.  They  ran  behind  the  house.  15.  Put 
it  beside  me!  16.  Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods  be- 
side me!  17.  He  walked  across  the  street.  18.  Over  the 
mountain  is  a  cloud.  19.  They  are  going  to  the  country. 
20.  They  have  a  garden  in  the  country.  21.  The  bt)ok 
lies  under  your  hat,  beside  your  gloves,  among  the  papers. 
22.  I  think  you  put  your  book  under  the  hat,  beside  the 
gloves,  and  among  those  papers.  23.  We  want  to  come 
into  the  garden  behind  the  church. 


18  3^^^^^  fibcll 

Sine  grage 

®ie  fi^en  am  griiMtiicf^tifd^e, 

„$an^/'  fragt  ber  Heine  dlid)axb,  „h)ie  \)ti^t  benn  bein 
ge^rer?" 

„(Sr  ^d^t  §err  ©teinbred^er*    9?ei(^e  mir  bie  Gutter," 
5      „^ann  er  pfeifen?" 

„T)a^  iDeife  td^  nid^t," 

„^ann  er  SBall  fpielen?" 

„^aK  fpielen?  —  ba^  glaube  id^  nid^t,   9?od^  etne  ©emmel, 
bitte." 
lo     „^a^  fann  er  benn?" 

„@r  fann  fd^retben  unb  lefen  unb  red^nen," 

„3ft  ba^  alte^?" 

§an^  gebt  ben  meiten  iSSeg  ju  gufe*  §alb  neun  tritt  er 
in  bie  Piaffe  unb  gebt  an  fcinen  ^la^.  3e^t  fommt  ber 
IS  2cf)vtx,  ein  grower,  freunblid^er  9}?ann.  ^ie  ^naben  ftefien 
auf,  um  ibn  ju  begriifeen,  (Sie  fteben  ba  ftramm  h)ie  ^BoU 
baten,  S)er  gel^rer  Qrllfet,  unb  bie  ^naben  fej^en  fid^  mieber 
in  ibre  ^Ici^e. 

£)er  erfte  Mnaht  fprid^t  ein  ®ebet.     !Die  nad^ften  fiinf 

2o  9JJinuten  fingen  fie  Sieber,  unb  hann  beginnt  bie  <Stunbe. 

&  ift  eine  JRec^enftunbe.    S)ie  ©driller  fennen  ibre  5lufgabe 

3^e^t  erftdrt  ber  gel^rer  ba6  (ginmatein^*    „93erftebt  ibr 
e^?"  fragt  er, 
25      w3a/'  anttDorten  atle. 

„2Ber  tDiinfd^t  nod^  etma^  gu  fragen?" 

§an6  b^bt  bie  §anb. 

„5^un,  $an^?" 

w3ci,  §err  gebrer  —  fonnen  (Sie  ^att  fpielen?" 


3mmer  fibell  19 

A  Question 

I  am  sitting  at  the  table.  He  is  sitting  on  the  table. 
I  sat  by  the  table.  They  were  sitting  behind  the 
stove.  The  book  lies  under  the  table.  Augusta 
stands  before  the  table.  What  is  the  man  called? 
What  was  his  name?  Every  boy  can  whistle,  but  5 
girls  do  not  whistle  very  well.  He  was  whistling.  He 
has  whistled.  Pass  me  another  roll,  please,  Mrs. 
Schulze.  I  told  it  to  them,  but  they  did  not  believe 
it.  They  walked  the  long  way  on  foot.  I  have  walked 
a  great  deal  this  summer.  He  keeps  passing  me  the  10 
butter  and  I  do  not  want  it.  Every  morning  at  break- 
fast father  says  grace.  In  Germany  the  school-hour 
begins  with  a  prayer.  To-day  one  boy  says  it,  to- 
morrow another,  and  next  day  a  third,  and  so  forth. 
Soldiers  must  always  stand  very  rigid.  Why  do  you  15 
not  pass  me  the  coffee  —  am  I  still  too  young  to 
drink  it?  Parents  drink  coffee,  but  children  drink 
water  and  milk.  I  want  to  write  a  letter.  He  wrote 
a  letter  to  his  mother.  She  had  gone  to  the  country. 
The  best  pupils  knew  their  lesson  well.  The  teacher  20 
explained  the  multiplication-table  to  me,  but  I  do  not 
know  it  very  well.  I  must  be  stupid.  Who  wants  to 
play  ball  out  in  the  yard?  First  the  boys  stood  up, 
then  the  boys  sat  down.  I  am  raising  my  hand.  He 
raised  the  ball  from  the  table  and  asked:  can  you  25 
play  ball,  children?  One  times  one  is  one,  two  times 
one  is  two  —  that  is  called  the  ^'little  multiplication- 
table."  The  teacher  nodded  and  we  sat  down  on  the 
benches. 


20  3"^"^^^  ^ib^U 

SSo  ft^en  bie  ^naben?  SSo  fi^en  ©ie  ie^t?  Urn  iDiet^icI 
U^r  ntorgeng  fruf)ftu(fen  ©ie?  iBie  f)ei6t  §an^'  i^el^rer? 
3Sa6  foil  ber  fleine  ^id^arb  reid)en?  SSa6  mi^  §an^  md)t? 
3Sa^  Qiaubt  er  nic^t?  ^a^  faun  §err  (gteinbred)er  tun? 
Wit  Qd)t  §an^  lux  (S(^ule?  §aben  @ic  einen  totiUn  ^eg 
gu  madden,  urn  in  SW  @d)ule  ju  fommen?  ^ann  tritt 
§an^  in  bie  Piaffe?  SSiet)iele  anbere  ^inber  h)aren  and)  in 
ber  ^(affe?  333o^in  0ef)t  §an^,  nac^bem  er  in  feine  Piaffe 
eingetreten  ift?  ilSer  fommt  je^t?  iCSa6  fiir  ein  2)^ann  ift 
ber  i^el^rer?  SSa^  tragt  er  auf  ber  9lafe?  SSamm  ftefjcn 
bie  ®d)u(er  je^t  al(e  auf?  (Stef)en  (Sie  benn  imnter  auf, 
menu  31^r  !Oel^rer  in  ba^  3^^^^^  !ommt?  XBarum  h3oI)l 
nid^t?    ^ie  ftef)en  bie  ^inber  ba? 

S^^   @inprdgen 

Give  the  gender,  the  nominative  and  genitive 
singular,  and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following 
words:  grage,  3Beg,  gufe,  Piaffe,  (Semmel,  2c\)vmn,  §err, 
^atl,  ^la^,  tnaben,  ©olbaten,  &thct,  Wimien,  ?ieber, 
$anb,  @tunbe,  ^lufgabe,  (S(^uler.  Give  the  principal 
parts  of  fi^en,  pfeifen,  fonnen,  Gef)en,  treten,  I)eben,  der^ 
ftcl^en,  aufftet)en,  fommen,  h)iffen,  fc^reiben. 

Give  the  German  for:  what  is  his  name  then?;  who 
wants  to  ask  something  else?;  he  nods;  another  roll, 
please!;  pass  me  the  butter;  what  can  he  do  then?; 
they  know  their  lesson  well;  they  sing  for  the  next 
five  minutes. 

Construct  six  original  idiomatic  phrases  which  con- 
tain bod)  [see  p.  xxv];  hand  them  to  the  teacher. 


3mmer  fibell  21 


Grammar  Review 

9.  It  is  of  the  utmost  importance  to  remember  which 
verbs  form  their  perfect  tenses  with  l^abcn,  which  with 
fein.  Memorize  the  following:  All  intransitive  verbs 
which  denote  motion  (i.e.  transition  from  one  place  or 
condition  to  another)  are  conjugated  with  fein;  likewise 
bleiben  and  fein.  All  other  verbs  in  German  (transitive, 
intransitive,  impersonal,  and  reflexive)  are  conjugated 
with  f)aben.  Thus  one  says  id)  bin  Qefiangen,  bu  n)arft  getreten, 
er  ift  gefontmen,  fie  finb  anfgeftanben.  Verbs  like  fterben  dicy 
iDcrben  become,  tracfifen  grow,  which  indicate  change  of  con- 
dition or  status,  employ  fein  as  tense-auxiliary  just  as 
naturally  as  do  intransitives  which  denote  literal  motion, 
like  Qef)en  and  treten. 

I.  I  have  been  very  tired.  2.  It  had  become  dark. 
3.  He  has  stood  here  for  a  while.  4.  Have  you  remained 
here  long?     5.  We  have  traveled  from  Munich  to  Berlin. 

6.  The   women   have   seated   themselves   in    the   parlor. 

7.  They  have  sat  there  long.  8.  They  have  set  the  books 
down.  9.  Have  you  run  behind  the  house,  Hans?  10.  Has 
he  jumped  across  the  street?  11.  They  have  fallen  into 
the  river.  12.  He  had  lain  on  the  grass.  13.  He  has  sent 
the  boy  away.  14.  I  had  stepped  on  his  foot.  15.  We 
had  swum  across  the  river. 

10.  An  adjective  which  stands  before  its  noun  follows 
the  weak  declension,  if  it  is  preceded  by  an  article  or  pro- 
noun having  a  distinctive  ending.  The  adjective  follows 
the  strong  declension  when  not  preceded  by  an  article  or 
pronoun  with  distinctive  ending. 

I.  The  new  house.  2.  A  new  house.  3.  Which  new 
house?  4.  My  new  house?  5.  What  new  house?  6.  Our 
new  house.  7.  That  new  house.  8.  A  big  frog.  9.  Of 
a  big  frog.  10.  To  a  big  frog.  11.  Big  frogs.  12.  These 
new  houses.  13.  To  good  men.  14.  To  these  good  men. 
15.  A  good  man.  16.  Good  man!  17.  A  fine  large  pig. 
18.  The  fine  large  pig.  19.  Fine  large  pigs.  20.  Of  a 
fine  large  pig.     21.  Your  fine  large  pig. 


22  3^mcr  fibell 

Sugcnb  f^at  fcinc  2^ugcnb 

'^apa  unb  Wflama  (Sc^ul^e  ftnb  nic^t  ^u  §aufe.    ^luQuftc, 
ha^  ^ienftmdbd^en,  fte()t  unten  bor  ber  3:ur.    §ang  unb 
IHid^arb  aber  liegen  in  i^ren  ^etten  in  ber  fleinen  (£d^laf= 
[tube. 
5      Oh  fie  fd^on  fd^Iafen? 

„mim  bu  fd)on?" 

lo     „3c^  meinte  nur,'' 

„®ute  'iRa6)t" 

„@ute  ma(^t" 

„Du,  §an^!" 

„^a^  millft  bu?" 
15     „^6)  iDeife,  mo  Tlama  bie  93imen  l^at" 

„SSo?" 

„^n  ber  ©peifefammer," 

„3c^  iDitr  feine  Sirnen,  unb  —  unb  bie  Siir  ift  ja  aud^ 
t)erf(^Ioffen," 
20     „T)er  (Sc^Iiiffel  liegt  unter  bem  Ofen," 

„J)u,  ^an^,  Ml\t  bu  eine  ^ime  f)aben?  S^  \)ok  bir  eine/' 

,,3'd^  iDill  feine  i8ime,  9[)^einft  bu  bie  eingemad^ten  ^irnen?" 

„Qa.    Unb  ber  Sutterfud^en  ftel^t  aud^  in  ber  (Speife= 
fantmer," 
25     „Unb  ber  $onig  aud^/' 

„Unb  Winter  bem  §onig  ftel^t  ber  ^opf  Waxmdahe." 

!Da^  ift  su  t)iel!  l^eife,  leife  fteigen  bie  beiben  au6  U)xtn 
^etten,  leife  offnen  fie  bie  ^iir  ^m  (Speifefammer,  3ei^t 
finb  fie  brinnen,  unb  je^t  gel^t  e^  log. 


3mmer  fibel!  23 

Boys  Will  Be  Boys 

He  was  not  in  the  house.  I  am  not  at  home.  He 
has  gone  home.  The  servant  is  stupid,  she  is  a  goose. 
In  small  cities  German  servant-girls  often  stand  down 
stairs  before  the  door  of  the  house.  I  wonder  whether 
he  has  fallen  asleep.  At  night  the  two  boys  go  to  bed  5 
quite  early.  There  is  another  word  for  servant-girl, 
but  we  have  not  had  it  yet.  Have  you  fallen  asleep, 
Richard?  Mama  does  not  come  to  sing  to  them. 
Why  not,  do  you  suppose?  I  wonder  whether  Mrs. 
Schulze  has  gone  away.  Why  does  Richard  want  to  10 
go  to  the  pantry?  What  does  he  want?  What  do 
they  want?  What  do  you  want,  children?  He  did 
not  want  any  pears.  The  room  is  locked  anyway,  you 
see.  Go  and  get  me  a  piece  of  paper.  The  ball  rolled 
under  the  stove.  It  is  lying  under  the  stove.  Richard  15 
ran  behind  the  stove.  The  bench  stood  behind  the 
stove.  I  get  out  of  my  bed  quietly.  Here  is  the  door 
of  the  living-room.  And  then  the  fun  started.  Honey 
and  jars  of  marmalade  are  in  the  pantry.  He  knew 
where  the  key  was.  Did  you  get  out  of  your  beds,  20 
children?  Will  you  fetch  me  a  few  pears,  please? 
Outdoors  there  are  flowers,  indoors  there  is  honey 
in  jars.  Mrs.  Schulze  did  not  know  the  children  were 
out  of  bed.  Augusta  likewise  thought  they  were 
asleep.  She  saw  the  cake  in  the  kitchen.  Will  you  25 
think  of  me  next  year?  He  went  into  the  pantry. 
I  lie  in  bed.  He  lay  in  bed.  They  have  lain  in  bed. 
It  is  sad,  isn't  it,  that  there  are  not  even  frogs  in 
town?     I  was  dreaming  of  the  olden  days. 


24  3^^^^  ftbel! 

SBa«  l^at  feinc  Xnmh?  iCSer  ift  nid^t  su  $aufc?  SSer 
tft  5ru9ufte?  3Bo  ftef)t  fie?  SBa^  mad^t  fie  ba  unten:  ift 
fie  attein,  ober  fd^hjci^t  fie  mit  9^a(^bar^  i^od^in,  ober  gar 
tnit  if)rem  (Sc^a^?  SSo  liegen  bie  armen  ^naben?  3n 
h)el(^em  ^i^^^t*  ftef)t  ba^  53ett:  in  ber  ^iid^e,  in  ber  (§6== 
ftnbe?  SBieDiele  (Sd^tafftuben  gibt  e^  in  (Sd)nlse^  SKol^^ 
nung?  £)h  bie  ^inber  fd^on  fd)(afen?  SBie  (ange  l^aben 
<Bit  geftern  gefd^Iafen?  ^Sie  fd^lafen  @ie  0en)of)nlid^:  gut 
ober  fd^Ied^t?  ^Sae;  tDeife  9^id^arb?  ^o  tDilt  er  f)inGef)en? 
SBarunt  n)ilt  §an^  nid^t  gleid^  mit  ]^in9e]f)en?  ^iht  e^  eine 
©peifefammer  in  S^vev  S[Bolf)nung?  §at  fie  eine  3:ur  gnm 
93erfd^lie6en,  ein  genfter,  einen  (Si^fd^ranf,  ein  paar  ^Regale, 
uftD.?  SSa«  befinbet  fid^  in  3^rer  tlid^e:  £)fen,  Jifd^e, 
©tti!)rc,  ©piilbanf,  ufm.?    SBo  liegt  ber  (Sd^liiffel? 

Sum   QxnptdQcn 

Give  the  gender,  the  nominative  and  genitive 
singular,  and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following 
nouns:  ^ugenb,  ^ugenb,  ^apa,  "iDlama,  S)ienftntabd^en, 
Siir,  ^etten,  ©tube,  ^aii)t,  ^irnen,  hammer,  ^i^^^^-, 
©d^mffel,  Ofen,  tu^en,  ^lid^e,  $onig,  Jopf,  9}?armelabe. 

Give  the  German  for:  I  am  not  at  home;  downstairs 
by  the  door;  what  do  you  want?;  I  don't  want  any 
honey;  I'll  get  a  pear  for  you;  the  two  get  out  of  their 
beds;  now  the  fun  starts;  I  was  only  thinking;  boys 
will  be  boys;  the  door  is  locked,  you  know;  I  wonder 
if  you  are  asleep;  that  is  too  much! 

Construct  six  original  idiomatic  phrases  which  con- 
tain fd^on  [see  p.  xxvi];  hand  them  to  the  teacher. 


3Tnmer  ftbcll  25 


Grammar  Review 

!!•  I  know  you  will  rejoice  when  I  tell  you  that  I  have 
entirely  recovered  from  my  illness.  How  do  you  do,  and 
how  are  you  getting  along  in  your  new  home?  Don't 
you  long  for  the  old  days  when  you  were  going  to  high 
school?  Of  course  you  are  still  young  and  have  the  best 
part  of  life  still  before  you  —  so  you  must  have  patience. 
Do  not  be  ashamed  of  having  no  money.  Sit  down  and 
work  as  hard  as  ever  you  can,  and  things  will  take  a  turn 
for  the  better.  I  know  you  and  rely  upon  you' — do  you 
but  rely  upon  me  and  on  your  own  ability.  Just  one 
thing  more:  thank  you  very  much  for  taking  so  much 
trouble  on  my  behalf.  I  shall  write  you  again  before 
long.     Good-by! 

Qd)  tddi,  bu  n)irft  bid)  freuen,  iDcnn  id)  hit  fage,  id)  i)ahc  mid) 
eans  t3on  meiner  ^ranfl^eit  erf)olt.  ilBie  befinbcft  bu  bid^,  unb 
n)ic  0cf)t  e^  bir  in  beiner  neuen  ^eltnat?  ®ef)nft  bu  bid^  nid^t 
nad)  ben  alten  Xagen,  tDo  bu  ba^  ®t)mnaftum  befud^tcft?  ^otiir= 
lid^  bift  bu  nod^  jung  unb  l^aft  nod^  ben  bcften  Xdl  beine^  ^thm^ 
ttox  hiXf  —  bu  tnufet  btd^  alfo  gebulben.  ©d^ante  bid^  ntdfit,  ha^ 
bu  fein  ®elb  f)aft.  ®e^e  btd^  getroft  f)in,  arbette  fo  fleifetg  bu 
nur  fannft  unb  alle^  tDirb  \id)  sum  @utcn  iDenben.  Qd)  fenne 
bid)  unb  t)erlaffe  mid^  auf  bid^,  —  ijerlaffe  bid^  auf  mid^  unb  ouf 
beinc  elgenen  gal)igfeitcn.  5^ur  nod^  ein^!  Qd)  banfc  bir  fef)r, 
ha^  bu  bir  nxeinet()alben  fo  t)iel  Wlvd)t  gegeben  l)a\t  Qd)  fd^reibc 
bir  balb  iDieber.    5lbieu! 

The  above  letter  is  written,  as  the  pronoun  bu  testifies, 
by  one  good  friend  to  another.  Rewrite  the  model,  using 
the  pronoun  i\)X  throughout,  to  signify  the  words  are  ad- 
dressed to  two  good  friends  [or  to  two  children].  Then 
rewrite,  using  the  pronoun  of  formal  address  ®ie.  After- 
wards, if  it  seems  desirable;  rewrite,  using  er  he,  fie  she, 
and  fie  they. 


26  3"^^^^  fibell 

3fn  bcr  ©^icifcfamtncr 

!Da  fte^en  ftc  je^t  — unb  Dor  t^nen  liegt  ba^  *i|3arabie^» 
^a  oben  auf  bent  ©d^ranf  ftnb  bte  iBimen,  auf  bent  genfter- 
brett  ftel^t  bte  9}2amtelabe  unb  ber  §ontg,    !Da  ift  aud^  ber 
^utterfuc^en  unb  f)ter  ber  ©imp.    2(Ifo! 
5      „Seginnen  njtr  ntit  bem  (Sirup?" 

„©trup  f)aben  mir  jeben  SKorQen  auf  Srot." 
„2(Ifo  bann  ntit  ben  ^irnen.    ^ffiarte,  id)  f)o(e  fie  f)erunter." 
„(5d^t!    ^a^marba^?" 

„9^id^t6,    §ier  finb  fie.    ©telle  ba^  ©laS  auf  ben  ®tu^I." 
lo      „^o,    ®ie  fd^ntecfen  aber,  ma^?" 

„^errlid^.   36  nur  nic^t  subiel,  fonft  nterft  TOanta  cttda^J' 
„5^ur  nod^  eine.    (So.    3e(jt  fontntt  bie  9[)^arntelabe." 
„Oh  ber  ^aifer  mo^I  alle  Jage  2)^arntelabe  ^at?" 
„!Die  f)at  er  gemife,  unb  ^utterfud^en  ntit  §onig  bagu." 
IS      ,,9tid&ti9!    ^er  iButterfud^en.    ®ib  ntir  md  ba^  a)?effer." 
„§ier.    ©rofeartig,  ma^?" 

„a)^ntnt. " 

„®u  —  ^anS  —  id^  fann  nid^t  mef)v/' 
„S^  aud^  nid^t.    ^ontm." 
2o     !^eife,  leife  mie  53erbred^er,  fd^Ieid^cn  bk  beiben  in  il^r 

dimmer.    ?eife  fteigen  fie  in  il^re  ^etten. 

„$an«,  fd^Idfft  bu  \d)on?' 
tf'^dn,  id)  fann  nid^t  fd^lafen." 
.    „3d^  aud^  nid^t." 

„mi"  nO\"  Mir  ift  fo  fd^Ied^t  p  ^utd" 
„Der58utterMen!"  „^iealten^irnen!"  „Ol"  ,MQtV 
nie  mieber  in  bie  (Speifefantnter."    „3d^  aud^  nid^t."    „Ol" 
.^luQufte!" 


3mmer  fibell  27 

In  the  Pantry 

They  were  standing  there  by  the  cupboard.  She 
stood  yonder  by  the  window.  What  sort  of  a  cup- 
board was  that?  There  are  all  sorts  of  cupboards. 
Have  you  ever  sat  on  a  window-sill,  children?  Well 
then,  boys,  let's  begin!  We  have  that  every  day  for  5 
breakfast.  Hush!  you  will  disturb  mother,  Hans. 
That  was  nothing.  My,  but  the  honey  tastes  good, 
doesn't  it?  The  glass  lies  before  me.  Place  the  glass 
before  me.  Put  it  behind  me,  please.  The  cake  is 
behind  you,  Mr.  Schulze.  Sure  enough,  the  cake  10 
tastes  splendid.  Just  wait,  sir,  and  I'll  get  the  honey 
down  for  you.  Just  one  more  piece,  or  mother  will 
notice  it.  I  wonder  if  the  emperor  goes  to  school 
every  day.  Just  give  me  the  paper,  Mr.  Schulze. 
Do  you  want  the  knife  besides?  They  felt  so  badly.  15 
Let's  never  go  into  that  room  again.  He  could  not 
eat  any  more,  but  neither  could  I.  He  put  the  pears 
up  there  on  the  cupboard.  Why  do  I  feel  so  badly  — 
I  haven't  eaten  anything.  Have  you  climbed  into 
your  beds,  boys?  I  crept  softly  into  the  room.  Of  20 
course  he  has  the  marmalade.  Don't  go  and  eat  too 
much,  Mrs.  Schulze.  The  two  children  think  they 
have  come  to  paradise.  One  must  not  always  be 
eating  butter-cake.  Why  can't  the  children  sleep? 
Preserved  pears  taste  wonderfully  good,  don't  they?  25 
At  first  Hans  said  he  did  not  want  any  pears.  The 
parents  were  down  by  the  door,  the  children  up  in 
their  bedroom.  The  kitchen  is  quite  different  from 
the  living-room. 


28  3mmer  fibell 

5Webcn  iDcId^ctn  ^t^^^t  tft  bie  Speifefammer?  2Bo 
ftel^en  bic  ^naben  je^t?  ^Sa^  liegt  bor  il^nen?  (Stub  ^ie 
ic  in  einem  fold^en  "iparabie^  gctoefen:  tDann  unb  tDie?  3Bo 
finb  bic  ^imen?  ^a^  fiir  ^inten  finb  e^?  ^a^  ftef)t  auf 
bem  gcnfterbrett?  SSa^  ift  fonft  aud&  babei?  SSarum  be== 
fiinncn  §an^  unb  ^id^arb  m(i)t  niit  bem  (Sirup?  iSBarum 
mu^  §an^  auf  einem  ^tut)U  ftelf)en,  um  bie  ^imen  l^erunter 
]&oIen  su  fonnen?  SSarum  fagt  ^^ic^arb  „Wt!"?  2Bo  foil 
ba«  ®Ia^  l^ingeftellt  merben?  ifiSie  fd^mecfen  bie  ^imen? 
aSe^bciIb  mufe  man  nid^t  ^u  t)ie(  effen?  SSa^  f)at  ber  ^aifer 
tDobI  ade  Xaqe?  SSie  l^eifet  ber  je^ige  beutfd^e  ^aifer? 
SBiffen  ^it,  h)ie  ber  ^aifer  au^fief)t:  ift  er  grofe,  fd^Ianf,  \)at 
er  cinen  ©c^nurrbart,  toie  alt  ift  er  tttva,  h)iet)ie(e  ^inber 
l^at  er,  ufm,?   SBie  fd^medft  ber  53utter hidden? 

Bum   ^inprdgen 

Give  the  gender,  the  nominative  and  genitive 
singular,  and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following 
nouns:  ^arabie^,  ©d^ranf,  genfterbrett,  iD^orgen,  (^la^, 
^tnU,  ^utterfud^en,  SO^effer,  93erbrec^er,  ^aifer,  hammer, 
^age,  ^rot,  Sirup,  ^ud&ftaben,  ^leiftift,  ®tudf,  papier, 
^anfe,  Jafel,  Sifd&e,  tod^in,  SD^ild^i,  Gutter. 

Give  the  German  for:  let's  begin  with  the  cake;  I 
feel  so  badly;  put  it  on  the  table;  I  wonder  if  the  em- 
peror likes  marmalade;  just  one  piece  more;  my,  but 
they  taste  good,  eh!;  neither  can  I;  I'll  never  go  there 
again;  just  hand  me  the  knife. 

Construct  six  original  idiomatic  phrases  which  con- 
tain tDol^I  [see  p.  xxvii] ;  hand  them  to  the  teacher. 


3mmer  ftbell  29 


Grammar  Review 

12.  There  are  twenty-two  verbs  of  common  occurrence 
which  require  the  dative  in  German  where  the  student  is 
very  apt  to  use  an  accusative. 

antmorten  answer  gefc6ef)en  happen 

begegnen  meet  gleid^en  resemble 

banfen  thank  ^elfen  help 

bienen  serve  nai)m  approach 

brof)cn  threaten  nil^en  benefit 

fe^Ien  ail,  be  wanting  paffcn  suit,  fit 

fluc^en  curse  raten  advise 

folgen  follow  fd^aben  injure 

gefalkn  please  fd^tneid^eln  flatter 

ge()orc^en  obey  troijen  defy 

fieniigen  suffice  trauen  trust 

The  student  will  do  himself  a  great  service  if  he  learns 
this  list  by  heart. 

I.  He  would  not  answer  the  woman.  2.  The  boy  re- 
sembles his  father  very  much.  3.  He  met  his  friend  on 
the  street  yesterday.  4.  When  they  were  approaching  the 
house.  5.  One  should  advise  his  children.  6.  Why  have  you 
followed  me  into  the  room?  7.  How  does  it  benefit  you, 
if  you  make  money  and  lose  your  health?  8.  Thank 
you  very  much!  9.  He  served  his  master  faithfully  many 
years.  10.  A  good  soldier  must  obey  the  commands  of 
his  lieutenant.  11.  I  fear  you  are  flattering  me.  12.  Curse 
me,  if  you  will,  threaten  me;  I  shall  not  obey  you.  13.  That 
hat  does  not  suit  me,  it  is  too  large.  14.  Why  do  you 
keep  defying  him;  if  you  would  only  trust  him,  he  would 
be  your  friend.  15.  I  am  not  hungry;  a  cup  of  coffee  will 
suffice  me.  16.  I  do  not  see  how  that  could  happen  to 
you.  17.  He  tried  to  injure  them.  18.  Our  new  cook 
pleases  me;  she  made  a  fine  cake  to-day.  19.  Won't  you 
help  me,  please?  20.  They  are  approaching  the  end  of 
their  journey.  21.  What  ails  you?  22.  What  would  you 
advise  me  to  do? 


30  3mmcr  fibell 

^htt  ttitJ^t  bic  Xtppx^tl 

SluQufte,  ba6  ©tenftmabd^en,  ftel^t  nod^  intntcr  t)or  ber 
Zixx.  „T)u,  ^lugufte/'  fagt  ^o^ann,  ber  iBurfd^c  be^  SWajor^ 
t)on  ^ielefelb,  „ha  oben  brlillt  jemanb  —  J)orft  bu?" 

5luguftc  eilt  bk  jtreppe  J^inauf.    „^mber/'  ruft  fie,  „toa^ 
5  l()abt  il^r  getan?    Q'lfir  fef)t  fa  fo  iDetfe  au^  mte  9[)?e]^L" 

„3d^  bin  fo  fxanf,"  ftol^nt  §an^,  „unb  id&  fterbe,"  fiaud^t 
^ic^arb,  „3o]f)ann,  3oJ)ann!"  ruft  5lugufte  in  ber  l&od^ften 
Slngft,  „r)oIe  fd&neir  ben  !Doftor!" 

9^a(5  jel^n  9Kinuten  fomntt  Dr.  ^raun,  ber  §au6arjt  ber 
lo  St^^iite*    Dr.  iBraun  ift  ein  gefd^idter  Hrgt.    dx  fie{)t  bie 
^atienten  an,  flil^It  ilfinen  ben  "ipul^  unb  fagt  bann: 

nS^x  (Spi^bnben,  ii)x  {)abt  ja  genafd^t!"  (Sr  berfd^reibt 
ein  ^^ejept,  ba^  Hugufte  in  bie  ^(potl^efe  bringt. 

Snbeffen  fomnten  bie  (SItem  nad^  ^aufe  unb  jefet  gel^t 
IS  hit  Unterfud^ung  lo^: 

„$an^  l^at  ntic§  gelDedt." 

„^id^arb  ^at  intmer  gefagt:  tDa^  millft  bu?" 

„^an^  f)at  ntir  ben  ©d^Iiiffet  gegeben." 

„^id^arb  l^at  bie  Zixx  aufgefd^Ioffen." 
20     „§an^  f)at  ha^  (^la^  iBimen  f)erunter  gel^olt." 

„9?id^arb  \)at  ha^  &M  aufgemad^t." 

„§an^  ^at  ein  (Stiidf  ^utterfud^en  abgefd^nitten," 

„9?id^arb  l^at  suerft  t)on  ber  SD^annelabe  genafd^t,'' 

„$an^  l^at  ben  §onig  f)erbei  gef)o(t." 
25      3efet  ift  bie  (Seite  su  Snbe,  bie  ©efd^id^te  aber  nod^  nid^t* 

„^oren  ^k  einmal/'  fage  id^  am  ndc^ften  9)?orgen  in 
5rau  (Sd^ulse,  „n)er  flopft  benn  bei  3i)nen  fo  friib  bie  Xep^ 
pid)t  au^?"  ^a  lad^elt  fie  unb  anttoortet:  „9D^ein  Tlann 
flopft  —  aber  nid^t  bie  Seppic^e." 


\^mrmt  fibell  31 

But  Not  the  Rugs! 

I  was  still  standing  by  the  door.  Do  you  hear  the 
cows  lowing  yonder?  Every  major  has  a  soldier- 
servant.  They  were  running  down  the  stairs.  Who 
looked  as  white  as  chalk?  The  patients  of  the  doctor 
were  very  sick.  I  look  sick.  You  look  sick,  John.  5 
She  looked  very  pretty,  when  I  saw  her  yesterday. 
Mr.  Schulze,  you  must  run  and  get  the  doctor  quickly. 
He  came  after  half  an  hour.  In  a  quarter  of  an  hour 
you  will  not  feel  so  badly.  I  did  not  want  to  disturb 
John,  and  now  you  have  waked  him  up.  Will  you  10 
please  feel  my  pulse,  doctor?  Boys  will  be  boys. 
There  are  rascals  who  must  always  be  eating  on  the 
sly.  Take  this  prescription  to  the  drug-store.  What 
are  you  prescribing  for  me?  In  the  meantime  the 
rookie  had  gone  home.  An  investigation  must  now  15 
be  started.  What  was  it  that  Richard  kept  saying? 
John  told  me  the  key  was  under  the  stove.  Mother 
put  it  under  the  stove,  I  suppose.  What  do  you  want 
of  me?  I  was  the  first  to  open  the  door.  Cut  me  off 
a  piece  of  cake,  John.  Cut  me  off  a  piece  of  cake,  20 
children.  Cut  me  a  piece,  Mr.  Schulze.  The  story 
is  not  yet  ended.  Who  on  earth  gets  up  so  early  in 
your  house?  They  were  beating  the  carpets.  How 
sick  are  you,  boys?  Every  patient  should  have  a 
clever  physician.  Open  the  door.  Who  has  opened  25 
the  window?  A  family  doctor  must  come  when  he  is 
called.  I  hastened  upstairs  as  fast  as  I  could.  She 
kept  on  saying  it  to  me.  '^Just  listen,  boys,"  I  said 
next  day.    "l  die,  John,  but  then  you  are  dying  too." 


32  3mmer  ftbcll 

3S0  fte^t  5IuGufte  immer  no(^?  SBer  tft  ^o^ann? 
^a^  fagt  er  su  5lugufte?  iCBa^  tnad^t  ba  ^luQufte?  ilSa« 
fagt  fie  ju  ben  ^inbern?  ifiSte  meife  felfien  §an6  unb  D^td^arb 
au^?  ^anim  ftot)nt  §an^?  ifiSa^  ^au^t  D^id^arb?  3n 
iDcIc^er  (Stimtnung  tft  ^luQufte?  ^er  folt  ben  ^oftor 
l^olen?  ^ann  fommt  Dr.  ^raun?  ^n  tft  er  benn? 
^a^  fur  etn  5lrgt  tft  er?  mn  ftef)t  ber  ^oftor  an?  ^ie 
bel^anbelt  er  feme  "ipatienten?  S3Sag  fagt  er  gu  btn  @pl^^ 
buben?  iSSa^  t)erfd^reibt  er?  iffiamm  gel^t  5(ugufte  sur  5lpo^ 
tl)ck?  SSa^  gef(^tef)t  inbeffen?  ^Sann  gel^t  etne  Unterfud)ung 
(o^?  ^cx  f)at  9^i(^arb  gemecft?  3Ba^  foK  §an^  meiter  getan 
{)aben?  3ft  bie  ©efd^ic^te  gleid^  nad^  ber  Unterfud^ung  ju 
(Snbe?  3[Ba«  fagte  id^  ant  nad^ften  2)?orgen  ju  gran  ©d^ul^e? 
^(opft  §err  ©d^ulje  fo  friil^  bie  ^^eppid^e  au^? 

Sum   ^tnprdgen 

Give  the  gender,  nominative  and  genitive  singular, 
and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following  words: 
3:eppid^e,  ^Tiir,  ^urfc^e,  mc%  Tlaiox^,  2lngft,  ^^inuten, 
nv^t,  "iPatienten,  T)ottox,  W^,  ^e^ept,  2lpot^efe,  (SItern, 
Unterfud^ung,  ^d^Iiiffel,  Snbe,  9Kann,  (Bpiijbuben,  @Ia^, 
©eitc,  ^efd^id^te,  <BtM. 

Give  the  German  for:  she  is  still  standing;  someone 
is  bawling  upstairs  there;  she  hastened  up  the  stairs; 
you're  as  white  as  chalk;  he  is  feeling  their  pulse;  the 
parents  came  home;  we  have  opened  the  door;  run 
and  get  the  doctor  quickly. 

Construct  six  original  idiomatic  phrases  which  con- 
tain ia  [see  p.  xxviii];  hand  them  to  the  teacher. 


3mmer  fibcll  33 


Grammar  Review 

13.  There  are  three  noun-declensions  in  German: 
strong,  weak,  and  mixed.  The  genitive  singular  of  the 
strong  declension  ends  in  -^,  that  of  the  weak  declension 
in  -n,  except  in  feminine  nouns,  whose  genitive  form  does 
not  vary  from  the  nominative. 

There  are  three  classes  of  the  strong  declension:  i,  which 
has  no  plural  ending;  2,  which  adds  -e;  3,  which  adds  -er 
to  form  its  plural.  The  weak  declension  adds  -(e)n.  The 
mixed  declension  contains  [comparatively  few]  nouns 
whose  singular  is  like  the  strong  declension,  but  whose 
plural  is  like  the  weak. 

Strong  I  contains  all  masculine  and  neuter  nouns  end- 
ing in  -el,  -en,  -er;  all  diminutives  in  -d^en  and  -lein;  neuters 
ending  in  -e  and  beginning  with  ®e-;  bie  SO^utter,  hit  Xod^ter, 

Strong  2  contains  most  monosyllabic  masculines,  with 
a  few  monosyllabic  feminines  and  neuters;  masculines 
ending  in  -ig,  -ing,  -ling;  neuters  [and  a  few  feminines]  in 
-ni^  and  -faL 

Strong  3  contains  many  monosyllabic  neuters,  with  a 
few  masculines;  all  nouns  in  -tUTti;  no  feminines. 

To  the  weak  declension  belong  a  large  number  of  mono- 
syllabic nouns,  mainly  feminine,  but  with  a  few  mascu- 
lines; almost  all  the  polysyllabic  feminines  in  the  language; 
masculine  nouns  ending  in  -e;  many  foreign  masculines 
which  accent  the  last  syllable;  no  neuters. 

14.  Assign  to  its  proper  class  and  declension  each  of 
the  following  nouns:  bie  ^ul^,  ha^  ^aih,  ha^  ©d^tDein,  ba^ 
?anb,  ber  90?ann,  bie  grau,  ha^  ^inb,  bie  gerien,  ha^  dnht,  ber 
9[)?ontag,  bie  @an«,  ba^  €>uf)n,  bie  @tabt,  ber  grofd^,  ha^  $au^, 
bie  (^tra^e,  ber  Mmaht,  ber  ©arten,  bie  hammer,  bie  Zixx,  ber 
Sm,  ba^  genfter,  ber  ^oftor,  ber  ^urfdie,  ber  SD^ajor,  bie 
Zvtm^  ba^  9D^e{)I,  bie  5lpot()eFe,  ha^  9?eaept,  ha^  ©lag,  ber 
(Stut)l,  ber  ed^Iiiffel,  ba^  Sluge, 


34  3^^^^^  fibell 

tfitr  fiinfjig  ^fcnnige  8tru^ 

@^  ift  fec^^  ]Xi)v.  ®(eid^  fomtnt  "i^a^Da  unb  bann  gibt  e^ 
Hbenbbrot,  5lugufte,  bag  ^ienftmcibc^en,  becft  ben  2ifd^  unb 
ber  Heine  D^id^arb  {)i(ft  natiirlid^,  ^r  ift  ja  fd^on  fiinf  3a()re 
alt. 
5  (£r  gibt  jebent  ein  2)^effer,  eine  ®abe(,  einen  ^teeloffel  unb 
eine  (Serviette.  3)ann  l^olt  er  Jaffen  unb  3:e(Ier  unb  ftelft 
an  ieben  *i(3Ial5  eine  Jaffe  unb  einen  Xelter.  9lun  fommt 
5lugufte  unb  fteUt  «rot  unb  ^Butter,  ^urft  unb  ilctfe  auf 
ben  Zi\(^.  Tlama  ift  in  ber  md)t  unb  brdt  tartoffeln. 
lo  SBalb  fommt  fie  l^erein  unb  muftert  hen  Sifc^,  (Sie  Idc^ett 
ganj  freunblid^. 

„9D^ama,  l)aft  bu  f einen  (Sirup?" 

„9^ein,  ^Rid^arb,  (Sirup  f)abe  ic^  nid^t." 

,M,  ^rnama,  Sirup  ift  beffer  aU  Gutter.    @ib  mir  ®elb, 
IS  td^  f)o(e  Sirup." 

„5^ein,  9tid^arb,  bu  tjerlierft  bag  ®elb  mie  immer." 

„5(d^  bitte,  2)^ama,  liebe  gute  9}?ama,  id^  t)erliere  bag  ®elb 
biegmal  gemife  nid^t." 

Unb  $Rid^arb  bittet  unb  bittet.    Snblid^  gibt  ilfim  grau 
2o  Sd^ulje  filnfgig  "iPfennige  unb  einen  ^opf  fiir  ben  Sirup. 
I^uftig  fpringt  9?id^arb  bat)on. 

„^un,  tieiner,  mag  millft  bu?" 

„^itte,  fiir  fiinfjig  ^fennige  Sirup." 

9^un  gibt  er  bem  Cramer  ben  3:opf.    S)er  Cramer  fiillt 
25  ben  2:opf  big  jum  9^anb  mit  Sirup. 

„^ier,  Kleiner.    5(ber  tDo  ift  benn  bein  ®elb?" 

^id^arb  antlDortet  nid^t. 

„9^un,  l^at  bir  beine  9)?ama  fein  ®elb  gegeben?" 

„3a  —  aber  §err  Cramer  —  bag  ®elb  ift  im  ^opf." 


3^^^*^  ftbell  35 

Twelve  Cents*  Worth  of  Syrup 

It  is  four  o'clock.  Half  past  four.  Two  minutes 
of  six.  Nineteen  minutes  past  eight.  Why,  I  am  all 
of  seven  years  old.  The  servant-girl  began  to  set  the 
table.  *'0f  course  I'll  help  you,  Augusta,"  said  Richard. 
I  must  give  each  one  a  knife  and  two  forks.  When  a  5 
German  boy  wants  to  say  ''I  don't  care,"  he  says  "it 
is  all  sausage  to  me."  They  were  frying  potatoes. 
Cheese  is  often  best  when  it  is  old.  I  shall  come  in 
soon  and  examine  the  table.  Why  haven't  you  any 
syrup,  Mrs.  Schulze?  I  suppose  I  shall  lose  the  10 
money  as  I  always  do.  We  begged  and  begged.  I 
want  a  mark's  worth  of  cheese.  I  am  going  to  fill  the 
glass  to  the  brim.  I  have  often  gone  to  the  grocer's. 
When  father  comes  home,  we'll  have  supper.  Of 
course  I  shall  come  at.  once.  I  shall  have  to  go  very  15 
soon.  To  be  able  to  eat  nicely,  one  must  have  plates, 
napkins,  and  other  things.  Please  give  me  another 
piece  of  bread.  We  have  supper  at  a  quarter  to  seven. 
I  shall  be  there  right  away.  What  time  is  it?  The 
doctor  wrote  a  prescription  for  me.  He  died.  He  has  20 
died.  Will  you  please  open  the  window;  it  is  very 
warm  in  here.  He  has  been  doing  that  the  livelong 
day.  One  night  he  could  not  go  to  sleep.  They 
stole  out  of  their  room  as  quietly  as  criminals.  Where 
were  they  going?  Where  have  they  come  from?  25 
Where  did  you  put  the  book?  They  went  in.  They 
came  out.  They  have  gone  up.  They  have  come 
down.  I  have  lost  my  watch.  In  Germany  one  does 
not  eat  much  for  supper. 


36  3^^^^^^  ftbell 

aSiet)teI  U^r  ift  e^?  SSer  fommt  qUi^?  ffiag  gtbt  c3 
bann?  SKer  bedt  ben  ^ifd^?  SSer  liilft  babel?  SSie  alt  ift 
9{id^arb  fc^on?  ^a^  gibt  er  iebcm?  3Ba^  l^olt  er  bann? 
aBa6  fteEt  er  an  ieben 'ipiafe?  ^oi\tTlama?  ^a^  mad)t 
fie  in  ber  ^iic^e?  SBarunt  Ml  fie  balb  l^erein  fontmen? 
3Ba6  faQt  dii6)axh  ju  feiner  Tlutkx?  ^a^  foE  beffer  aU 
Gutter  fein?  iCSe^l^alb  mill  bie  9[)?utter  bem  ^ol^nd^en  fein 
@elb  geben?  ^iebiel  ®elb  gibt  ibnt  enblid^  grau  ©(^nlje? 
SIBie  9e{)t  er  baDon?  SSem  gibt  er  ben  lopf?  SSieDiel 
©imp  Ml  9?id^arb  faufen?  SSie  fiittt  ber  Cramer  ben 
2opf?  SBa^  fagt  bann  ber  trdmer?  2Bo  ift  ba^  ®elb 
geblieben?  ^ie  t)ie(e  ^fennige  in  einent  9Karfftii(f ?  2Biet)ie( 
ift  ein  2:aler?  @e{)en  (Sie  aKe  Jage  pm  ^rtimer,  ober  ge- 
braud^en  ®ie  ha^  Selepl^on? 

3um   (Stnpragen 

Give  the  gender,  nominative  and  genitive  singular, 
and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following  words: 
^fennige,  U^r,  5lbenbbrot,  3a{)re,  i^effer,  (^abel,  ^offel, 
eerbiette,  "^lai^,  Gutter,  ifiSurft,  ^dfe,  ^artoffeln,  ®elb, 
Sopf,  grau,  Kleiner,  ^anb,  §err,  tranter,  Saffen,  ^leller, 
^lid^e,  tbd^in,  ^ud^en,  Zi\^, 

Give  the  German  for:  then  there's  supper;  he  puts 
a  napkin  at  every  place;  haven't  you  any  syrup?;  he 
fills  it  to  the  brim;  didn't  she  give  you  any  money?; 
he  ran  happily  off;  I  am  setting  the  table;  you  see  I  am 
now  five  years  old;  twelve  cents'  worth. 

Construct  six  original  idiomatic  phrases  which  con- 
tain ntal  [see  p.  xxix];  hand  them  to  the  teacher. 


3Tnmer  fibell  37 


Grammar  Review 

15.  Put  the  following  sentences  into  the  plural  form: 
SQiontag  bcQumt  bie  ©c^ulc.  ilBo  ift  bcnn  ba^  neuc  §au^?  ^er 
3u0  raftc  tr»citcr.  §an6  traumt  don  bctn  neuen  $aufc.  ^er 
2ti}vcv  I)at  an  bie  grofec  SEanbtafel  oefdjrieben,  !Die  SD^ntter 
{)ilft  il)m.  ^inb,  tDad^e  ouf  unb  fpring  ()erau§!  !Der  frenxbe 
9}tann  mit  bcr  Grille,  ^a^  grofee  *i|3ult  ift  ii)m  neu,  !Der 
53 ruber  fpiclt  mit  bent  (Sd^aufelpferb,  @r  tritt  in  bie  Piaffe  unb 
gel^t  an  fcinen  'ipiafe.  ^er  ^nabe  fagt  ein  ©ebet,  SKiKft  bu 
cine  ^irnc  ^aben?  (Sdjlafft  bu  fd^on?  ^er  53utterfud)en  ftebt 
in  bcr  (Speifefamnter.  3)a6  ^ienftmabd^en  \tt\)i  unten  bor  ber 
Stiir.  Ta  ift  ber  ^opf  9[y?armelabe.  ^r  ersaf)It  if)nt  Don  ber 
<Sonne  unb  bom  9}?onbe.  3)er  nad^fte  2^ag  brid^t  an.  5)a^ 
^inb  f)at  etnen  ^leiftift  unb  ein  ©titrf  "iPapier.  @r  benft  an 
ba^  i8riiberd)en.  SSarum  tDeinft  bu,  Kleiner?  !Der  ©olbat 
filjt  am  gruMtticf^tifc^.  3)ie  (gemmel  fd^mecft  l^errlid^..  @r  fiibt 
jebem  ein  STteffer  unb  eine  (^ahtL 

16.  Put  the  following  sentences  into  the  future  tense: 
®ie  fte()t  nod^  immer  bor  ber  3::ur.  T)a  oben  brlillt  jemanb. 
^k  eilt  bie  ^reppe  f)inauf.  ^l^r  fef)t  fo  n)ei§  au^  tvit  Tlt\)L 
Qd)  bin  fo  franf.  ^ole  fd^nell  ben  i)oftor!  Dr.  iBraun  fommt 
nad^  Se()n  9[)^inuten.  (Sr  ift  ein  gefd^idter  5lrst.  dv  berfd^reibt 
ein  ^eaept.  ^ie  @ltem  fommen  nad^  ^aufe.  S^  fage  am 
nad^ften  9J?orgen.  SBer  flopft  bei  3()nen  fo  friif)?  ®ie  lad^elt 
unb  anttDortet.  33or  if)nen  liegt  ha^  ^arabie^.  5luf  bem 
<Bd)xant  fte()en  bie  53imen.  ^eginnen  mir  mit  bem  (Sirup? 
3d^  ^ole  fie  f)emnter.  3^  ftelle  ha^  (^M  auf  ben  etu()L  Db 
ber  Jlaifer  9}?armelabe  l^at?  !Du  gibft  mir  ba^  STJeffer.  2)?ir 
ift  fo  fc^led^t  gu  3)?ute.  3d&  gel^e  nie  toieber  in  bk  hammer. 
!5)ie  ^inber  liegen  in  il)xtn  ^etten.  Qd)  tdiii  feine  53ime.  ®ie 
fteigen  au6  i{)ren  ^etten.  ©leid^  fommt  ber  53ater.  (Sr  gibt 
jebem  ein  S^Jeffer,  eine  ©abel,  einen  3:eeloffeI  unb  eine  @ert)iette. 
(Snblid^  gibt  if)m  gran  ©d^ulae  filnfaig  ^fennige  unb  einen  ^opf 
fUr  ben  ©imp. 


38  3^^^^  fibell 

Onfcl  3(uguft 

Onfel  ^(uQuft  tDol^nt  in  ber  griebrtd^ftrafee.  @r  ift  "ifapa^ 
^ruber*  ^apa  fagt  immer,  er  ift  cin  ^unggefetle.  3:d^ 
hjeife  aber  nidjt,  ma^  ba^  ift.  Dnfel  Huguft  f)at  jtuei  ©tuben, 
eine  ^Bol^nftube  unb  eine  ©c^Iafftube.  ^n  ber  ^of)nftube 
5  finb  ein  *iI3u(t,  ein  Xifc^,  ein  Ofen,  ein  grower  ^tui)l  unb 
brei  fleine  (Stuf)(e.  5(n  ber  ^anb  l^cingen  iBilber  unb  ein 
(Spiegel.  Qd)  bin  gerne  bei  Dnfel  2luguft.  (Sr  l^at  einen 
^unb,  einen  5lffen  unb  einen  ^anarienbogel,  unb  id)  fpiele 
gern  mit  bent  §unb  unb  bem  5Iffen. 
lo  Onfel  fagt  bann  immer:  „^an^d^en,  id)  f)abe  l^eute  brei 
2(ffen.  §ier  ift  ber  erfte,  bu  bift  ber  gmeite,  unb  ba  ift  ber 
britte."    (Sr  jeigt  bann  auf  ben  (Spiegel. 

Dnfel  Suguft  ift  aber  nic^t  immer  luftig,  er  ift  oft  traurig. 

@r  fi^t  bann  gan^  ftitt  ijor  bem  *!l3u(t  unb  t)or  if)m  liegt  ein 

IS  ^i(b.    ^d)  bin  bann  aud^  ftill,  unb  ^aro  ber  ©unb  liegt 

gans  ftiti  unter  bem  Xifd^.    (Snbli(^  fagt  ber  Onfel:  „§ang^ 

d^en,  ber  Dfen  rauc^t  h)ieber,  meine  Hugen  finb  ganj  nafe." 

©eute  bin  id^  franf  unb  mug  hen  gangen  Sag  im  ^iirimer 
bleiben.    3d^  biftierc  einen  ^rief  an  ben  £)nfe(. 

2o  ^rinjenftrafee  35,  ben  18ten  S^oDember  1911. 

?ieber  Onfel! 
5(ugufte  ift  in  ber  ^iid^e.  ©eute  effen  mir  (2d)ofoIaben= 
pubbing  unb  ^ud^en,  ^artoffeln,  ^albfkifd^  unb  (Suppe. 
^apa  fommt  balb.  Sante  (Smilie  f)at  einen  grogen  ©ut. 
25  *!Papa  fagt  immer,  ba6  ift  fein  Qui,  ba^  ift  ein  Sd^irm.  3Bie 
gel^t  e^  bem  5lffen,  bem  §unb,  unb  ^ir?  SSir  finb  alle  tvo'tiL 
5lugufte  ift  aud^  mo^I,  aber  fef)r  bumm.  Qd)  l^offe  ba^felbe 
aud^  Don  Sir,  Sein  ©an^. 


Uncle  Augustus 

I  am  now  living  in  Prince  Street.  A  bachelor  is  a 
man  who  has  no  wife.  He  looked  into  the  mirror.  A 
mirror  is  made  of  glass.  There  is  a  monkey  in  the 
looking-glass.  He  liked  to  be  at  the  grocer's.  I  have 
often  been  at  Uncle  Augustus's  house.  Canary-birds  s 
often  sing  very  beautifully.  They  sing  more  beauti- 
fully than  most  other  birds.  What  is  the  name  of 
uncle's  dog?  Caro  is  the  Italian  word  for  *^dear." 
What  is  the  name  of  your  dog?  My  dog  is  called 
Fido.  A  dog  is  one  of  the  best  friends  that  a  man  has.  lo 
The  man  who  lost  his  dog  is  quite  sad.  I  was  point- 
ing at  the  looking-glass.  I  looked  into  it.  I  like  to 
play  with  animals.  I  like  to  go  out  on  the  street  with 
them.  The  picture  of  a  pretty  woman  is  before  him 
on  the  desk.  He  laid  the  picture  before  me  on  the  15 
table.  The  street  is  all  wet  from  the  rain.  To  whom 
shall  I  write  a  letter  now?  These  new  women's  hats 
are  larger  than  umbrellas.  I  had  to  stay  in  my  room 
for  three  days,  because  I  was  sick.  I  am  still  too 
young  to  smoke.  To-day  I  have  written  my  uncle  a  let-  20 
ter,  but  to-morrow  the  doctor  says  I  can  go  to  see  him. 
How  do  you  do?  I  am  well  and  happy,  Mr.  Schulze, 
and  I  hope  you  are  the  same.  My  uncle  writes  at  the 
desk  in  the  living-room.  I  don't  know.  I  don't  know 
you.  German  stoves  are  often  very  tall  and  as  white  25 
as  chalk.  Soup  tastes  best  when  it  is  hot.  People 
eat  potatoes  in  all  the  countries  of  the  world.  The 
stove  in  the  kitchen  is  as  black  as  the  blackboard  in 
school,  or  even  blacker. 


40  3^^^^^^  ftbell 

^0  m^nt  Onfel  ^luguft?  SSo  mo^nen  @te?  SBeffen 
^ruber  ift  ber  Onfel?  ^ie  fieifet  ber  Onfel?  §aben  etc 
elnen  Dnfel?  mt  ^eifet  3f)r  Onfel?  §at  Onfel  ^TuQuft 
eine  grau?  ffiie  ^ei\^t  ein  SD^ann,  ber  feine  grau  nimmt? 
SSie  t)ie(e  ^i^i^^t:  f)at  Onfd  5(uguft?  SSa6  ift  in  feinem 
ifi3olf)ngimmer?  $3arum  ift  §an^  ii3o!)(  Qern  bei  feinem 
Onfel?  ^ojn  f)at  man  einen  ^anarienbogel?  9Wit  mem 
fpielt  $an^  gem?  SSa^  fagt  Dnfel  bann  immer?  SSo6 
fief)t  §an^  im  (Spiegel?  3ft  Onfel  Hugnft  immer  luftig? 
^0  fi^t  er  bann?  ^a^  (iegt  t)or  il)m?  53on  iDem  ift  ha^ 
^ilb,  glauben  ®ie?  S3a6  mac^t  ^aro,  h)enn  §an^  ganj 
ftiir  ift?  SBa^  fagt  bann  ber  Onfel?  SRauc^t  benn  ber 
Ofcn  toirflic^?  SSarum  mufe  ^an^  ben  ganjen  ^ag  gu 
^aufe  bleiben?    3ln  n)en  biftiert  er  einen  ^rief? 

Sum   Qxnptaqtn 

Find  on  page  38  the  cognates  of:  young,  uncle, 
brother,  stove,  sleep,  disk,  oven,  stool,  clean,  hang, 
hound,  ape,  have,  three,  here,  erst[while],  lie,  eke, 
under,  reek,  crank (y),  cake,  bold,  aunt,  all,  well, 
dumb.  Find  ten  other  words  on  this  page  which 
have  cognates  in  English. 

Give  the  German  for:  I  like  to  be  at  Uncle  Augus- 
tus's; I  like  to  play  with  the  monkey;  how  are  you?;  I 
hope  you  are  the  same;  the  stove  is  smoking  again; 
I'm  ill  to-day;  uncle  is  a  bachelor;  November  i8th, 
191 1 ;  then  I'm  quiet  too;  pictures  hang  on  the  wall. 

Construct  six  original  idiomatic  phrases  which 
contain  nur  [see  p.  xxix] ;  hand  them  to  the  teacher. 


3mmer  fibell  41 


Graxmnar  Review 

17.  Verbs  are  divided  into  two  classes:  weak  and 
strong.  A  weak  verb  forms  its  preterit  first  person  sin- 
gular by  adding  to  the  stem  -te  or  -cte:  mac^en,  mad^te; 
rcbcn,  rebete.  A  strong  verb  forms  its  preterit  by  means 
of  an  internal  vowel-change  called  gradation  or  ablaut: 
ftngen,  fang;  fommen,  tarn.  The  perfect  participle  of  a 
weak  verb  always  ends  in  -t  or  -et:  gcmad^t,  Qcrebet;  that 
of  a  strong  verb  always  ends  in  -en:  gefungen,  gefommen. 
Verbs  in  -icren,  which  are  very  numerous  [a  large  number 
of  them  having  been  coined  unnecessarily]  are  always 
weak  and  do  not  take  the  prefix  ge-  in  the  perfect  par- 
ticiple: thus  from  ftubieren,  ftubiert,  not  gcftubiert. 

Conjugate  the  present  indicative  of  the  following  verbs: 
fcin,  \)ahm,  merben,  tun,  Qe()en,  fonnen,  fennen,  geben,  fel^en, 
anbrec^en,  auffte()en,  lefen,  effen,  anfangen,  tdolkn,  treten. 

Give  the  principal  parts  of  the  above  verbs.* 

18.  Give  the  proper  endings  to  the  adjective-stems  of 
the  following  sentences:  fie  l^aben  grofe-  fc^on-  ©tuben.  dx 
txiXumt  t)on  bcm  ncu-  ©aufe  unb  t)on  ben  fd^on-  2:agen.  @r  tft 
cin  flcin-  f nabc.  @r  fcnnt  bag  flein-  (Sinmaleln^.  iESir 
fpielen  ben  lieb-  tang-  ^ag.  5Iuf  lang-  ^anfen  ft^en  Diel- 
tinbcr.  (Sr  ersat)tt  t)on  grofe-  3:ieren.  ^er  nac^ft-  3:ag.  3)er 
fremb-  Tlam  ant  grofe-  *!(3ult  fd^reibt  an  bie  fd&n)ars-  SBanb- 
tafel.  ^ie  grofe-  Grille  beg  gut-  2d)vcx^  ift  serbro(^en.  (Sin 
frcunbUd^  (Solbat  begriifet  ben  gut-  ^naben. 

Give  comparative  and  superlative  of  following  adjec- 
tives and  adverbs:  gut,  gern,  flein,  grog,  rot,  neu,  fd^lnara, 
lang,  blcf,  na!),  biel,  fd^lec^t,  alt,  jung,  lieb,  lang,  ^iibfd^. 

Decline  the  following  substantivized  adjectives:  bcr 
^leinc,  ber  gi^^^^c  stranger,  ber  iBeantte  official,  ber  9?etfenbe 
traveler,  ber  ©efanbte  ambassador,  bie  ®(^one  belle,  ein 
SBebienter  a  servant,  cin  ®elel)rter  a  scholar,  ber  ©eutfc^e 
German,  ein  ^eutfd^cr. 


42  3Tnmer  fibell 

f8aitt§  ^thuxtUaq 

nWorgcn  ift  ^apa^  ©eburt^tag, 

:Dic  abutter,  ber  ©rofebater,  Onfel  ^luguft,  Xante  (gntilie, 
bcr  fleine  ^^id^arb  unb  id^,  §an^  (Sd^ul^e  —  jeber  §at  etn 
©cfc^enf  fiir  il^n,    5lber  niemanb  fagt,  ma^  er  fd^enft. 
s      „Da^  ift  tin  @e{)eintni6/'  fagt  bie  S^hitter,  unb  M^  ift 
ein  ©cl^eimni^,"  fagen  bie  anberen. 

3)en  nad^ften  Zaq  ganj  frli^  (egen  ^^id^arb  unb  i(^  unfere 
(^efd^enfe  auf  *ipapa^  3:if4    ^tid^arb  fd^enft  ein  ^aar  mox-^ 
genfd^ul^e,  id^  einen  gebermifd^er. 
lo     9^un  fomntt  hie  SD^tter. 

@ie  ftellt  einen  ^ud^en  auf  ben  Sifd^,  ben  ©eburt^tag^^ 
fud^en»  ^ann  legt  fie  eine  neue  'iPfeife  baneben.  3e^t 
fomntt  ^a^,  „^(^  gratuliere,  id^  gratuliere,"  fomntt  e^ 
t)on  alien  (Seiten, 
15  &  flingelt  S5er  ift  ba?  Onfel  2luguft  au^  ber  grieb- 
rid^ftrafee.  „Qd)  gratuliere  I)erglid^/'  fagt  er,  „l^ier  l^abe  id^ 
etnja^  fiir  bid^.    @ine  neue  ^feife  —  bk  alte  ift  jerbrod^en." 

5irte  lad^en.    ^apa  l^at  s^ei  neue  ^feifen, 

(S^  flingelt  mieber.    Xante  ^milie  fommt* 
20     „®uten  TlovQtn,  ^inber," 

„®uten  SWorgen,  Xante."  ®ie  gratuliert  unb  gibt  *iPapa 
einen  ^ufe.  ®ie  \)at  and)  tttva^  fiir  if)n  — aber  tva^? 
(Sine  neue  "iPfeife.    T)vd  neue  "ipfeifen! 

(Snblid^  fommt  ©rofepapa.    (gr  ift  alt  unb  gebt  ganj  lang^ 

25  fam.    Unter  bem  2lrm  \)at  er  ein  ^afet.    „^d)  iDiinfd^e  bir 

®liidf,  mein  ^o\)n,"  fagte  er.    „3d^  f)aht  nid^t  t)iet  ^u  geben, 

aber  mag  id)  \)aht  ift  gut.    $ang,  offne  ba^  ^afet!"    3d^ 

offne  eg.    ^ag  ift  barin?    Sine  grofee,  langc,  neue  "ipfeife. 

3?a  ja,  @ef)eimniffe! 


3mmer  fibell  43 

Father's  Birthday 

Father's  birthday  is  on  the  22nd  of  August.  My 
birthday  has  not  yet  come  this  year.  On  what  day  is 
your  birthday?  I  am  going  to  give  father  a  fine  pres- 
ent. But  it  is  a  secret  and  I  can  not  tell  you  what  it 
is.  What  is  the  cake  called  which  one  gets  on  one's  s 
birthday?  Old  men  often  smoke  pipes,  but  I  do  not 
smoke  at  all.  I  shall  not  smoke  until  I  am  forty  years 
old.  No  one  knows  what  the  others  are  going  to  give. 
The  bell  rang  and  I  hastened  downstairs  to  open  the 
door.  They  congratulated  me  most  cordially.  I  10 
don't  like  it,  when  Aunt  Emily  kisses  me.  When  you 
are  old,  you  walk  very  slowly.  I  wish  you  happiness, 
Mrs.  Schulze.  Everybody  had  to  laugh  when  grand- 
father gave  papa  his  fourth  pipe.  A  pair  of  slippers; 
several  slippers.  Have  you  got  something  for  me?  15 
Something  good,  something  new.  Do  you  know  any- 
thing new?  I  had  to  go  to  school  very  early  next  day. 
I  am  putting  Aunt  Emily's  hat  under  the  table  in  the 
dining-room.  She  will  think  she  has  lost  it.  The 
man  had  many  packages  under  his  arm.  I  put  the  20 
package  under  my  arm.  I  think  a  pen- wiper  is  a  good 
present  for  a  man  who  writes  so  much.  I  am  old, 
father  is  older  still,  but  grandfather  is  the  oldest  of  us 
all.  The  package  there  —  what  is  in  it?  From  every- 
one came  good  wishes  for  father.  Augusta  ran  up  the  25 
stairs  to  fetch  her  present.  Father  was  happy,  of 
course,  but  his  eyes  were  wet  with  tears.  He  said  he 
was  weeping  for  joy.  They  laughed,  they  smiled. 
On  his  birthday  my  father  stayed  home  all  day. 


44  3^^^^  ftbcll 

<Bpttdiuhunq    11 

ilSann  ift  5Sater^  (5^eburt6tag?  53on  mem  txUlt  er  ®e- 
fc^enfe?  iSSa^  fagen  fie  atle?  ^o{)m  legen  ble  ^ tuber  if)re 
©efd^enfe?  iSSa^  fc^enft  ^id^arb?  ^a^  fc^enft  §ang? 
ilSer  fomtnt  jefet  herein?  ^a^  ftellt  bie  9[)^utter  auf  ben 
Xi\d)?  3Bie  nennt  man  ben  ^ucj^en,  ben  man  am  ®ebnrt^= 
tag  erl^cilt?  iffia^  legt  fie  gleid)  baneben?  SSa^  fagen  bie 
^inber,  SO^ama  nnb  bie  anberen  ju  ^apa?  3Ser  fUngelt? 
SBarum  f)at  OnUl  5luguft  eine  neue  *i|3feife  fiir  feinen  ^ruber 
gefauft?  3Bamm  lac^en  jefet  alle?  ^er  fommt  bann? 
SSa^  bringt  bie  ^ante  mit?  ^k  biele  'iPfeifen  f)at  nun  ber 
arme  53ater?  ^er  fommt  jule^t?  iSSarum  gef)t  er  ganj 
langfam?  SSa^  \)at  er  unter  bem  2Irm?  SBer  mufe  ba^ 
"iPafet  offnen?  ^a^  ift  barin?  SSa6  fagt  man  ju  einem 
©eburt^tag^finb? 

3u<n   ^inpragen 

,  Give  the  gender,  the  nominative  and  genitive  sin- 
gular, and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following  words: 
©eburt^tag,  ©efc^enf,  ©ebeimni^,  ^aar,  9}?orgeufd^ube, 
gebermifc^er,  ^feife,  (gtrafee,  (geiten,  ^ufe,  ^afet,  ©IM, 
^vm,  3uuggefel(e,  (Spiegel,  5(ffe,  $unb,  53ogel,  ^anb, 
iBilber,  tartoffeln,  "ipubbing,  (gd^irm,  Dfen. 

Give  the  German  for:  very  early  the  next  day;  the 
bell  rings;  she  lays  a  pipe  beside  it;  he  walks  very 
slowly;  what  is  in  it?;  I  congratulate  you;  no  one  tells 
what  he  is  giving;  I  wish  you  happiness;  she  puts  the 
cake  on  the  table;  good  morning! 

Construct  six  original  idiomatic  phrases  which  con- 
tain fo  [see  p.  xxx];  hand  them  to  the  teacher. 


3nimer  fibell  45 


Grammar  Review 

19.  The  dependent  word-order:  In  a  dependent  sen- 
tence the  verb  comes  at  the  end.  (Sie  fat)  fef)r  f)ubfci^  an^, 
aU  id)  fie  geftem  fat).  3Siffen  ©ie,  ob  ber  i)oftor  gu  §aufe  ift? 
(g^  gtbt  ja  6pi^buben,  bie  inttner  nafd)en  iniiffen.  Sin  ^au^:^ 
argt  mu6  fommen,  n3enn  er  gerufen  mirb.  3d)  eilte  bie  Jreppen 
l^inauf,  fo  fc^neK  id^  niir  fonnte.  Wdn  9D?ann  Icic^elte,  al^  er 
anttnortete.  This  rule  of  dependent  order  covers  all  sen- 
tences introduced  by  a  subordinating  conjunction,  a 
relative  pronoun  or  particle,  or  an  indirect  interrogative. 
Dependent  sentences  are  always  set  off  by  a  comma. 

If  in  a  dependent  sentence  the  verb  be  a  compound 
tense,  the  inflected  auxiliary  comes  last  and  is  imme- 
diately preceded  by  the  uninflected  part:  @r  fagte  mir,  ba^ 
e^  if)m  grofee  greube  gemad^t  f)aben  n)iirbe.  Stiffen  ^k,  oh  ber 
^oftor  su  ^aufe  gemefen  ift?  5D^ein  SO^ann  lad^elte,  h)eil  §ang 
fo  gut  geanttDortet  f)atte. 

20*  Translate  into  German:  i.  I  give  the  prescription 
to  the  rookie,  who  takes  it  to  the  drug-store.  2.  The 
doctor  saw  that  the  patients  were  very  sick.  3.  The 
parents  come  home,  in  order  to  start  an  investigation. 
4.  The  boys  were  as  white  as  chalk,  because  they  had 
been  eating  on  the  sly.  5.  They  copy  prettily  what  the 
teacher  has  written  on  the  big  blackboard.  6.  She  walked 
softly,  in  order  not  to  disturb  the  sleeping  boy.  7.  Hans 
gave  me  the  key,  so  that  I  could  open  the  door.  8.  Of 
course  little  Richard  had  to  help  the  servant-girl  when 
she  was  setting  the  table.  9.  The  mother  is  in  the  kitchen 
where  she  has  gone  to  fry  potatoes.  10.  Richard  an- 
swered that  his  mother  had  given  him  no  money. 
II.  Uncle  Augustus  lives  in  a  house  in  which  he  has  two 
rooms:  a  living-room  and  a  bedroom.  12.  A  family- 
doctor  comes  as  fast  as  he  can  after  he  has  been  called. 
13.  I  am  staying  the  whole  day  in  my  room,  because  I 
have  been  sick.  14.  Grandfather  walks  slowly,  because 
he  is  very  old.  15.  I  believe  he  is  sick,  because  he  has 
had  to  remain  at  home  all  day.  16.  A  man  always  walks 
slowly  when  he  is  as  old  as  my  grandfather. 


46  3mmer  ftbell 

^cr  shjcttc  Se^tctnBcr 

^abt  if)v  ge]()ort,  ma^  am  ^meiten  (September  in  ber  ©djule 
gefc^el^en  ift?  Hm  jmeiten  (September  ift  §anfen^  ©eburt^^ 
tag. 

„$eute  ift  ein  Za^/'  fagte  ber  ^ebrer,  „ben  rt)ir  nie  tiergef^ 
s  fen;  cin  ^ag,  ber  un^  ftolj  mac^t,  ^entfd^e  jn  fein," 

§an^  tDurbe  rot. 

„@^  ift  ein  Jag  ben  lt)ir  frenbig  feiem." 

§an6  mar  frob,  ha^  er  jur  Sc^nle  gefommen  n)ar.  „§eute 
ift  mein  ©ebnrt^tag/'  b^tte  er  jnr  9}?utter  gefagt,  „b^iite  barf 
lo  id)  boc^  jn  §anfe  bleiben,  nic^t  tddi)v?"  5lber  bie  9[)^ntter 
batte  e^  ibm  nid^t  erianbt. 

„(S^  ift  ein  Jag,  ber  beftel^en  tuirb,  folange  e^  greif)eit  nnb 
SSaterlanb^Iiebe  gibt." 

$an^  faf)  ftolg  bie  anberen  ©c^liler  an.  (Seine  5lugen 
IS  gllibten. 

„$eute  Dor  Dier^ig  3^af)ren/'  fagte  ber  ^ebrer  — 

§an^  fcbnellte  empor.  „@ntfc^nlbigen  Sie,  §err  ®tein== 
bred^er/'  fagte  er,  „e^  finb  nnr  fieben  3^^^^^" 

„^ux  fieben  3abre?"  fragte  ber  ^ebrer  Dermnnbert.  „9^ur 
20  fieben  3abre  —  toa^  meinft  bu  bamit,  §an6?" 

„§ente  ift  boc^  mein  ©ebnrt^tag/'  ftammelte  §an^,  „nnb 
id^  bin  feine  Dierjig  3^abre  alt.  3d&  bin  bente  fieben  getoor^^ 
btn," 

„^o,"  fagte  ber  ^ebrer  frennblicb,  „nnn,  ha  Mnfc^e  id^  bir 
25  t)iel  ®tiidf.  ^a^  b^^tte  id^  namlid^  gan^  Dergeffen,  bafe  beute 
bein  ©ebnrt^tag  ift.  3d)  fprad)  Sorbin  t)on  ber  Sd^lad)t  toon 
®eban." 

„%(i),  tioavum  bin  id^  nid^t  sn  $aufe  geblieben!"  bad^te  $an^. 
5lrmer  $an^! 


3"^"^^^  ftbell  47 

September  2nd 

No,  I  had  not  heard  what  happened  in  school  on 
September  the  2nd.  To-morrow  is  the  Fourth  of 
July,  a  day  which  no  American  can  ever  forget.  We 
are  quite  proud  of  being  Germans.  I  become  red. 
You  are  growing  red,  John.  I  grew  red.  You  were  5 
growing  red,  Mr.  Schulze.  We  celebrate  joyfully  the 
emperor's  birthday.  It  is  the  birthday  of  the  em- 
peror that  we  celebrate  most  joyfully.  A  boy  is  often 
glad  to  have  come  to  school.  I  had  already  told  my 
uncle  that  my  birthday  was  to-morrow.  They  may  10 
stay  home  to-morrow,  may  they  not?  You  may 
stay  home,  John.  I  don't  know  why  my  uncle  has 
not  permitted  me  to  do  so.  I  shall  not  forget  that 
as  long  as  I  live.  He  lived  sixty  years.  He  lived  in 
Berlin.  He  has  been  living  in  Berlin  for  three  years.  15 
I  went  proudly  out  of  the  room.  He  looked  at  me 
smiling.  Ten  days  ago  I  was  in  the  country.  It  is 
only  seven  weeks.  They  are  my  friends,  who  are  com- 
ing in.  What  do  you  mean  by  that,  my  friend?  ^*  Why, 
yesterday  I  was  sick,"  I  stammered.  He  is  not  fifteen  20 
years  old,  he  is  only  ten.  You  see,  I  am  quite  for- 
getting that  to-day  is  Saturday.  A  while  ago  I  was 
speaking  of  your  mother.  "I  wish  I  had  stayed  at 
home,"  groaned  Hans.  Excuse  me,  Richard,  for  losing 
your  ball.  Germany  will  endure  as  long  as  Germans  25 
have  patriotism.  He  is  proud  of  being  a  teacher.  A 
week  ago  to-day  I  was  very  ill.  Two  weeks  from  now 
I  shall  be  in  Berlin  again.  You  see,  I  was  quite  cross 
that  he  had  not  come. 


48  3^^^^^  fibell 

<BpxcdiVihnnQ    12 

©eib  U)x  nid^t  ftol^,  beutfd^e  ^naben  ju  fein?  33Seffen  &c^ 
burt^tag  felert  man  in  3)eutfd)(anb  am  freubtgften?  ^ef:= 
fen  ©eburt^tag  tDirb  in  5lmerifa  am  22ten  gcbrnar  Qefeiert? 
SSle  f)ei6t  bie  grofee  (Sc^Iac^t,  bie  am  erften  (September 
1870  jU)if(^en  ben  gran^ofen  nnb  ben  ^eutfd^en  au^gefodjtcn 
njurbe?  3Sa^  fagt  ber  ^ebrer  jn  §an^?  SKie  irar  §an^ 
^n  SD^nte,  al^  er  biefe  ^orte  borte?  ^arnm  inar  er  frol)? 
5Ba^  bcitte  er  p  feiner  SD^utter  gefagt?  3)urfte  er  tt)irflld) 
jn  v<paufe  bteiben?  SD^oc^ten  <Sie  gem  t)on  ber  (Sd)nle  meg^^ 
blelben,  tDenn  e^  Q^mn  bie  9D?ntter  eriaubt?  ilSie  langc  inirb 
ber  (Seban^tag  beftef)en?  SSie  fab  §an6  bie  anberen  @d)uler 
an?  SSa^  fagte  §an6  p  §errn  ©teinbrec^er?  ^urbe  ber 
^d)xtx  bariiber  febr  t)ern)nnbert?  i^xa^U  er  §an^,  tva^  er 
bamit  meinte?  ^ie  alt  roar  $an$  nid)t?  SSa^  lDiinfd)te 
ber  Sel^rer  jn  feinem  ©ebnrt^tage? 

3um   ©inprjigcn 

Give  the  present  indicative  in  full  and  the  principal 
parts  of  the  following  verbs:  tnollcn,  follen,  fonnen,  fenncn, 
loerbcn,  fein,  mogen,  bilrfen,  mliffcn,  iDiffen,  b^iben,  laffen. 
Give  the  principal  parts  of  fenben,  irenben,  brennen,  benfen, 
bringen,  bitten,  bieten,  beten,  Ilegen,  (egen. 

Give  the  German  for:  it  happened  in  school  yester- 
day; we  are  proud  of  being  Germans;  I  may  stay  home 
to-day,  mayn't  I?;  John  sprang  up;  I'd  quite  for- 
gotten it,  you  see;  oh,  why  didn't  I  stay  home!;  it's 
a  day  we  never  forget;  I  wish  you  many  happy  returns. 

Construct  six  original  idiomatic  phrases  which  con- 
tain aud^  [see  p.  xxxi];  hand  them  to  the  teacher. 


3mmer  ftbell  49 


Grammar  Review 

21,  Put  the  following  sentences  into  the  perfect  tense: 
Bit  ftet)t  nod)  immer  t)or  ber  ZiXv,  !Da  oben  brilltt  |emanb. 
(Bit  tilt  hit  Zxtm  \)imh.  S^v  \t\)t  fo  meig  au«  h)ie  SD^e^L  3ci^ 
bin  fo  franf.  Sd)  i)ok  fd^nell  ben  ^Doftor.  Dr.  ^raun  fommt 
nad)  sel^n  3}tHnuten.  (5r  ift  ein  gefd^icfter  5lrst.  ^r  Uerfd^reibt 
ein  9^esept.  ^ie  ©Item  fommen  nad)  $anfe.  3d)  fage  am 
nac^ften  SQ^orgen.  SSer  flopft  bei  31)nen  fo  frii^?  Bit  \ad)tlt 
unb  antmortet.  5Sor  ibnen  liegt  ba^  'ii3arabie^.  5Inf  bent 
Bd)xant  fteben  bie  iBirnen.  ^eginnen  Wix  mit  bent  ©imp? 
3d^  bole  fie  berunter.  3d)  ftelle  ba^  ®Ia«  auf  ben  ©tul^L  Ob 
ber  ^aifer  tDobl  Tlaxmtlaht  i)ai?  T)u  gibft  mir  ha^  SD^effer, 
ayjir  ift  fo  f(^led)t  sn  9D?ute.  Sd)  gebe  nie  mieber  in  bie  hammer. 
T>it  ^inber  liegen  in  if)ren  iBetten.  3<^  ^iK  feine  ^ime.  Bit 
fteigen  au^  if)ren  ^etten. 

23.  Translate  into  German  the  following  sentences 
from  previous  lessons:  i.  Do  not  strike  your  sister,  Hans! 
2.  Are  you  taking  the  book,  Hans?  3.  When  I  had  come. 
4.  Beside  it  there  is  a  house.  5.  The  house  is  built. 
6.  The  bread  was  eaten  by  my  father.  7.  She  was  sitting 
in  the  parlor.  8.  She  sat  down  in  the  parlor.  9.  I  have 
been  very  tired.  10.  It  had  become  dark.  11.  These 
new  houses.  12.  How  do  you  do,  and  how  are  you  get- 
ting along  in  your  new  house?  13.  Are  you  frying  the 
potatoes?  14.  How  does  that  happen?  15.  When  shall 
you  go  away?  16.  Take  this  pencil  and  write  with  it. 
17.  Breakfast  was  just  finished,  when  I  came.  18.  It  is 
not  polite  to  walk  before  people.  19.  I  think  you  put 
your  book  under  the  hat,  beside  the  gloves,  and  among 
the  papers.  20.  Has  he  jumped  across  the  street?  21.  A 
fine  large  pig!  22.  Just  one  thing  more?  23.  Why  have 
you  followed  me  into  the  room!  24.  A  good  soldier  must 
obey  the  commands  of  his  lieutenant.  25.  They  are  ap- 
proaching the  end  of  their  journey 


50  3^^^^fi^^^I 

SSaig  td^  fo^  unb  prte 

^\)V  fennt  bod^  $an^  unb  ^td)arb  ©c^ulje? 

3c^  toiil  end)  eine  ©efc^id^te  t)on  ben  beiben  ergaf)Ien»  55or= 
l^cr  ntlifet  il^r  aber  miffen,  tDer  id)  bin,  fonft  glaubt  if)r  mir 
biettetd^t  nid^t» 
5  3d^  bin  ein  grofeer  5(pfelbaum  unb  fte]()e  neben  bent  §aufe, 
H30  bie  beiben  n)oi)nen;  ic^  fann  ^erabe  in  i>a^  d^^'ummv 
fel^en.  ©igentlid^  ift  e^  nid^t  red^t,  gamiliengel^eimniffe  gu 
cxi&^m,  aber  id^  t^eife,  bafe  §err  (Sd^ulje  e^  mir  ertauben 
toiXxht. 
lo  5((fo:  ber  9}?itta6^tifd^  mar  gebedft,  S^  h)ar  nod^  nid)t 
3cit  su  effen,  aber  $an^  unb  9^id)arb  fafeen  tnie  gemb]f)nlid^ 
fd^on  an  if)rent  ^(a^e. 

„(Boll  i^?"  fragte  plofelid^  9?id^arb  unb  jeigte  mit  bem 
ginger  auf  bie  grofee  ©d^iiffel  5(pfelmu6» 
15      „9^ein/'  antmortete  §an^, 

„SSarunt  benn  nid^t?" 

„^ama  f)at  e^  berboten," 

„9Kama,  bie  ift  ja  in  ber  ^iid^e," 

„Sa,  aber  ber  liebe  ®ott  fie^t  e^." 
20     „5ld^,  ber  ]()at  je^t  feine  3ett  aufsnpa[fen,  ber  ifet  jel^t  felbft 
SU  9}iittag." 

Unb  rid^tig,  ber  ^engel  fuf)r  mit  bem  ginger  in  ba6  ^Ipfcl- 
mu^  unb  bann  in  ben  SD^unb.    ^a^  argerte  mid).   3d^  naf)m 
elnen  grofeen  5lpfe(  unb  marf  il^n  gegen  bie  genfterfd^eibe,  ha^^ 
25  fie  jerbrad^. 

D^id^arb  fiel  bor  (Sd^redf  bon  feinem  @tul)l  unb  ftof)nte;  ber 
Heine  $an^  aber  rannte  tdk  toK  in  bie  ^ild^e  unb  ftammelte: 
,,9J?ama,  Tlama,  fomm  fd^nell,  id^  glaube,  ber  liebe  ©ott  l^at 
ben  armen  ^id^arb  totgefd^offen." 


3mmer  ft5ell  61 

What  I  Saw  and  Heard 

Will  you  please  tell  me  a  story  about  the  Schulze 
brothers?  I  have  heard  and  seen  much  in  this  world. 
First,  however,  you  must  know  that  I  know  both  the 
boys  well.  I  heard  the  apple-tree  speak  myself,  or  I 
should  not  believe  it.  Many  big  apple-trees  were  $ 
standing  near  the  schoolhouse.  Do  you  know  much 
about  the  history  of  Germany?  I  shall  now  tell  you 
the  story  of  my  life.  It  really  isn't  right  to  tell 
stories  about  one's  neighbors.  In  order  to  set  the 
table,  we  must  have  knives,  forks,  spoons,  plates,  lo 
glasses,  cups,  and  napkins.  To  be  sure,  it  wasn't 
yet  time  to  go  to  bed,  but  we  were  very  tired.  You 
are  cross  with  me  as  usual.  The  poor  boy  thought  he 
had  shot  his  brother  and  killed  him.  But  an  apple 
has  never  yet  killed  a  boy,  that  is,  if  the  apple  is  ripe.  15 
Did  you  forbid  me  to  go  to  the  theater  to-night? 
The  large  dish  of  apple-sauce  was  standing  in  the 
center  of  the  table.  Sure  enough,  the  rascal  thrust 
his  finger  right  into  the  pudding!  I  have  no  time  to 
pay  attention  now;  I  must  eat  my  own  dinner.  He  20 
pointed  with  his  finger  at  the  big  red  automobile  that 
was  standing  before  the  door.  There  are  secrets  in 
every  family,  but  we  do  not  talk  about  them.  The 
teacher  will  not  permit  me  to  tell  him  all  I  know.  He 
had  such  a  fright  that  he  ran  down  the  street  like  mad.  25 
I  fell  out  of  my  chair  from  laughter.  You  must  not 
throw  stones  at  the  window-pane,  or  it  will  break. 
But  why  shouldn't  we  go?  Come  quickly,  Mrs. 
Schulze,  little  Richard  has  fallen  out  of  his  chair. 


52  3^^^^  fibell 

S^red^ubung    13 

S5cr  erjcil^It  un^  blefe  ©efd^id^te?  (Spred^en  benn  mir^ 
Ud^  bie  beutfd^en  5lpfelbautne?  ^arum  ntiiffen  mir  t)orf)cr 
iDiffen,  mer  un^  bie  ©efd^ic^te  ersa()It?  5SSo  ftef)t  ber  5lpfel- 
baum?  (Slttb  bie  ^Ipfelbaunte  fo  grofe  iuie  bie  ^id^en?  3So 
faun  ber  ^aum  gerabe  f)inein  fef)en?  3Ba^  ift  aber  eigent= 
U(^  nid^t  red^t?  ^a6  njeife  ber  5lpfetbaum?  SSa^  mar 
gebedft?  iESarum  aber  afeen  bie  ^inber  no6)  nid^t?  SSo  fa^ 
feen  fie?  SSorauf  jeigte  ^^id^arb?  5£3a^  fragte  er  plo^id^? 
^anim  foil  er  ba^  5lpfelmu^  nid^t  effen?  S[Be6!)alb  !ann  bie 
9[)^utter  i{)n  nid^t  fel^en?  SSer  fonft  mirb  if)n  tjielleid^t  fef)en? 
SSarum  aber  {)at  ber  liebe  ®ott  feitie  3^tt,  auf^upaffen? 
SSa^  mad^te  alfo  ber  ^engel  9lid^arb?  iS3a^  na!)m  inbeffen 
ber  2lpfelbaunt?  ^o  marf  er  ben  2(pfel  f)in?  SBarum  fiel 
^fJid^arb  t)on  feinem  (Biui)l? 

3um   ^inpriigen 

Give  the  comparative  and  superlative  of  nal^,  gut, 
alt,  gro6,  ^o6),  t)iel,  f)ei6;  find  cognates  on  page  50 
for:  though,  both,  tell,  beam,  timber,  deck,  tide,  for- 
bid, warp,  break,  clean,  (be)lieve,  dead,  dull,  up,  can, 
ken.  Find  ten  other  words  on  this  page  which  have 
cognates  in  English. 

Give  the  German  for:  you  know  them,  don't  you?; 
you  must  know  who  I  am,  or  you  won't  believe  me; 
he  ran  like  mad;  well,  why  not?;  he  pointed  at  the 
plate;  he  thrust  his  finger  in  his  mouth;  he  is  eating 
dinner  himself;  I  haven't  time  to  pay  attention. 

Construct  six  original  idiomatic  phrases  which  con- 
tain immer  [see  p.  xxxii];  hand  them  to  the  teacher. 


3TnTner  ftbell  53 


Grammar  Review 

33,  The  following  is  a  synopsis  of  the  conjugation  of 
the  indicative  active  of  auf'ftef)en  a  separable  verb.  Read 
aloud  with  a  strong  accent  on  auf: 

Present  i^  fte()e  frii!)  am  SD^orgen  auf 
bu  fte^t  friif)  am  9J^orgcti  auf 

Preterit  id)  ftaub  frii^  am  TloxQtn  auf 

Perfect  id)  biu  friil)  am  Tlox^tn  aufgeftauben 

Pluperfect  ic^  tDar  friiJ)  am  9}?orgeu  aufgeftaubeu 

Future  Id^  merbe  frilf)  am  9[)^orgeu  auffte()eu 

Future  Perfect  id&  toerbe  friiJ)  am  ^D^orgeu  aufgeftaubeu  fein 

In  like  manner  conjugate  td^  Qti)t  nid)t  Qeru  fort.  Simi- 
larly, but  with  ()aben  as  tense-auxiliary,  conjugate  ic^  fauge 
e^  Qut  an  and  id)  ()ole  bte  ^imeu  f)eruuter. 

24.  Give  the  feminine  forms  of  the  following  mascu- 
lines: 55ater,  ®ol)n,  ^ruber,  ^uabe,  $err,  Tlann,  53etter, 
5^effe,  Dufel,  ©rogpapa,  @u!el,  ^ef)rer,  greuub,  ^aifer,  tonig, 
^rinj,  giirft,  ®raf,  53arou,  ber  i)eutfd^e,  ber  graugofe,  @ng- 
lanber,  Smerifaner,  ^taliener. 

25.  Give  words  exactly  opposite  in  meaning  to  ber  (Sof)n, 
crft,  bcginnen,  grog,  nlmmt,  in  ber  ®tabt,  neu,  etn,  ftfeen,  fom^ 
men,  arbetten,  \)itv,  {)erab,  tioad)  fetn,  gute  ^adjt,  lang,  menig, 
unter  bem  ^ifc^e,  im  ^ette  liegen,  f)inter  if)m,  tDeife,  nid)t^, 
lad^en,  bie  ©d^ule  ift  au^,  brinnen,  unten,  fd^nett,  t)erfc^lie6en, 
traurtg. 

26.  Put  the  following  sentences  into  the  pluperfect 
tense:  (Bit  ftel&t  nod^  immer  t)or  ber  Xiiv,  ^a  oben  briillt 
jcmanb.  Bit  eilt  bie  Xreppe  l^inab.  3^r  fef)t  fo  meig  au^  mie 
i^cW.  3d^  bin  fo  franf.  Qd)  f)oIe  fd^netl  ben  3)oftor.  Dr. 
53raun  fommt  nac^  sef)n  S^^inuten.  ^r  ift  etn  gefc^idter  ^Irgt. 
@r  derfd^reibt  ein  $Hesept.  ^ie  (Sttem  fommen  nad^  ^aufe. 
SBer  flopft  bei  3f)nen  fo  friif)  bie  ^eppld^e  aug?  eie  lac^elt  unb 
anttDortet, 


54  3^^^"^^  ftbell 

©inc  Icifc  5tnbe«tun9 

^antc  (SmiUc  l^at  eine  ein^ige  ^Tod^tcr.  (Sic  l^eifet  @rete 
unb  rt)of)nt  im  5^a(^barf)aufe.  3m  t)orlgen  ^al^re  l^at  D^td^arb 
Diel  mlt  il^r  gefpielt,  jefet  gel^t  fie  aber  in  bie  (Seville*  9^id)arb 
fi^t  ju  §aufe  bei  ber  iD^utter  unb  benft:  „^ie  (Soufine  fann 
5  fd^reiben  unb  lefen,  ba^  ift  tddtjv  —  aber  ic^  —  i(i)  fann  auf 
ben  ^irfc^baum  flettern.    T)a^  fann  bie  @rete  nic^t," 

©eftem  toar  ©rete^  ©eburt^tag.    %lk  if)re  greunbinnen 
hjaren  ba  unb  braditen  ©efd^enfe.    Urn  bier  bedte  Xante 
(Smilie  ben  Xifd^.    3efet  gab  e^  (Sc^ofolabe  unb  ^'u(^en» 
lo  S)ie  fleinen  ^[yjdbd^en  lad^ten  unb  plauberten. 

2(ber  einer  fe^Ite.  ^a^  mar  ^i(^arb»  @r  fafe  bei  ayjinna 
in  ber  ^iid^e  unb  bad^te:  „^ie  buntmen  SD^cibd^n!  ^laubern 
fonnen  fie,  bag  ift  aber  au^  alk^,"  ^ann  ging  er  in  ben 
©arten,  fletterte  auf  ben  ^irfc^baum  unb  fd)impfte  iijeiter. 
15  $eute  fd^reibt  9^id)arb  einen  ^rief  an  feinen  ©rofebater, 
5lugufte  ntufe  i^m  t)iel  babei  l^elfen. 

!i?ieber  ©rofepapa! 

©eftem  tuar  ©reteg  ©eburt^tag,  *ipapa  fd^enfte  i^v  ein 
^leib,  Wlama  ein  *ipaar  ©d^ul^e  unb  id^  ein  ^ud^.  5^ad^mit^ 
2o  tagg  fam  ber  ^oftbote  mit  ber  filbemen  Uf)r  bon  ^ir.  ^a^ 
ift  aber  eine  feine  U^r!  ©rete  trug  fie  ben  gan^en  9^ad^mit^ 
tag  aneinem  SBanb,  2(ber  ba^  58anb  jerrife,  bie  Ul^r  fiel  auf 
bie  (Srbe  unb  gcrbrad^,  3^d^  glaube,  ©rete  ift  nod^  ju  flein 
fiir  eine  Uf)r.  3d^  jerbred^e  nie  etma^.  9lad^fte  iCSod^e  ift 
25  mein  ©eburt^tag, 

©ein  (Snfel 

^id^arb. 


3mmer  ftbell  55 

A  Gentle  Hint 

My  Aunt  Regina  has  three  daughters;  the  oldest  is 
called  Gretel,  the  next  oldest  Trude,  and  the  young- 
est one  Klarchen.  My  teacher  likes  girls  better  than 
boys,  because  girls  are  always  well  behaved  at  home 
and  diligent  in  school.  Last  year  I  was  in  the  country  s 
three  months.  A  good  boy  likes  to  stay  at  home  with 
his  mother.  I  like  to  eat  in  a  restaurant  better  than 
I  do  at  home.  John  climbed  up  the  cherry-tree  and 
threw  his  ball  against  the  window-pane,  so  that  it 
broke.  When  I  went  into  our  kitchen,  I  saw  Major  lo 
von  Bielefeld's  servant  who  was  chatting  with  Augusta. 
Girls  are  stupid;  they  can  chatter,  but  that  is  about 
all  they  can  do.  Which  do  you  like  to  drink  best: 
coffee,  tea,  chocolate,  or  milk?  I  am  writing  a  letter, 
but  my  mother  has  to  help  me  a  good  deal  with  it.  15 
The  postman  comes  every  day  at  three  o'clock  in  the 
afternoon.  He  went  into  the  garden  and  then  walked 
about  in  the  garden  until  he  came  in  to  supper.  One 
person  was  missing  —  that  was  Richard,  I  suppose. 
That  is  a  fine  watch  you  are  carrying,  Mr.  Schulze.  20 
The  ripe  apple  fell  to  the  ground  and  broke  in  pieces. 
From  my  window  I  can  look  right  into  the  dining- 
room  of  the  neighboring  house  and  I  often  see  there 
the  three  daughters  eating  their  dinner.  Help  me 
write  this  letter.  I  thought  I  saw  you  last  evening  in  25 
the  restaurant,  but  as  I  was  about  to  speak  to  you  I 
saw  it  was  a  strange  man.  My  parents  give  me  my 
shoes,  my  stockings,  my  hats,  my  clothes,  in  fact 
everything  that  I  receive  comes  from  them. 


56  3^1^^^  fibell 

SSleDieIc  Xod^ter  l^at  3:ante  (SmUie?  SSte  ficifet  fie  unb 
mo  n)of)nt  fie?  SSann  f)at  9?ic^arb  t)ie(  mit  il^r  gefpielt? 
^of)in  gel^t  ©rete  aber  jel^t?  SSo  mufe  Sf^ic^arb  fifeen? 
^a^  benft  er?  SSa^  !ann  bie  Soufine  tun?  ^a^  fann  fie 
aber  nic^t  tun?  SSann  mar  ©rete^  ^eburt^tag?  3Ba6 
brac^ten  i^r  bie  greunbinnen?  3Ser  becfte  ben  Xifc^?  2Ba^ 
gab  e^  gu  effen?  3Sa^  mad)ten  babei  bie  fleinen  XTtdbc^en? 
^er  fe^lte?  So  fafe  9^id^arb?  Sa^  bad)te  er?  3BoI)in 
Qing  er?  3Sa6  tat  er,  nad)bem  er  oben  im  ^irfd)baum  mar? 
5ln  men  fc^rieb  er  einen  58rief?  SSer  mufe  il^m  tjiel  babei 
l^elfen?  SSa6  I}aben  bie  (Sltem  ber  ©rete  p  il)rent  ®c^ 
burtgta^  gefd^enft?  3Sa^  fc^enfte  if)r  §an«?  Sa6  ^at 
ber  ^oftbote  fur  ®rete  mitgebrad)t?  SSa6  filr  eine  Ut)r 
mar  ba^?  2Sa^  ift  mit  ber  Ut)r  0efc^ef)en?  SBarum  follte 
©rete  feine  Ul^r  {)aben? 

3um   ©iiUJtdgcn 

Prepositions  which  govern  the  genitive:  au6erf)alb, 
innerl)alb,  ober{)aIb,  unterl^alb,  bie^feit^,  icnfeit^,  ftatt, 
(or  anftatt),  lang^,  tro^,  unfern,  unmeit,  ma()renb,  megen; 
prepositions  which  govern  the  dative:  au^,  aufeer,  hd, 
binnen,  entgegen,  cjegeniiber,  Qemafe,  Qleic^,  mit,  nad^, 
ncid^ft,  nebft,  famt,  feit,  t)on,  ju;  prepositions  which  gov- 
ern the  accusative:  bi^,  burd),  fiir,  gegen,  ol^ne,  um,  mi^ 
ber;  when  direction  towards  is  expressed  an,  auf,  t)inter, 
in,  neben,  iiber,  unter,  t)or,  smifd^en  govern  the  accusa- 
tive, otherwise  they  govern  the  dative. 

Recite  as  many  idiomatic  phrases  as  you  can, 
chosen  from  those  you  have  previously  learned. 


3nimer  fibcll  57 


Grammar  Review 

27.  The  particles  f)er  and  l^in  require  careful  study. 
$er  means  toward  the  speaker  or  the  speaker's  point  of 
view;  l)in  is  its  opposite,  herein  in  (here);  \)indn  in  (there). 
§erau^  out  (here);  \)'man^  out  (there),  ^eriiber  across  (to 
this  side);  {)inubcr  across  (to  the  other  side),  ^erauf  up 
(the  speaker  is  above);  \)inan\  up  (the  speaker  is  below) 
etc. 

I.  Where  are  you  going?  2.  Come  here!  3.  He  swam 
across.  4.  They  were  above  me,  but  they  came  down. 
5.  They  were  below  me  and  I  went  down.  6.  At  first  she 
could  not  see  me,  but  then  she  looked  up.  7.  She  stood 
at  the  window  and  looked  down  on  the  street.  8.  She 
stood  in  the  street  and  looked  up  at  the  window.  9.  When 
I  came  down,  he  went  up. 


38.  The  passive  voice  is  formed  by  combining  the 
auxiliary  tDerben  with  the  perfect  participle  of  a  verb. 
SBerben  is  inflected  regularly  throughout,  its  participle 
appearing  as  morben:  thus  e^  h)irb  gegcffen  it  is  (being)  eaten, 
e«  tnurbe  gegeffen  it  was  (being)  eaten,  e^  ift  ge^effen  tDorben 
it  has  been  eaten.  The  true  passive  with  tDerben  denotes 
an  activity;  the  pseudo-passive  with  fein  a  state  or  condi- 
tion, thus  e^  ift  gegeffen  would  mean  it  is  eaten,  denoting 
the  fact  and  not  the  act.  ^ie  3^ur  iDirb  gefc^loffen  means 
the  door  is  being  closed,  but  bie  Xiiv  tvav  gefdjloffen  tells  a 
fact  about  the  door's  state  or  condition. 

I.  The  house  is  built.  2.  The  house  is  being  built. 
3.  The  book  was  opened  and  lay  on  the  table.  4.  The 
book  was  opened  by  Richard.  5.  The  bread  was  eaten 
and  there  was  no  more.  6.  The  bread  was  eaten  by  my 
father.  7.  When  I  came,  breakfast  was  finished.  8.  Break- 
fast was  just  finished,  when  I  came.  9.  The  window  was 
[found  to  be]  closed  at  six  o'clock.  10.  The  window  was 
closed  at  six  o'clock.  11.  The  man  was  caught  [a  pris- 
oner]. 12.  The  man  was  caught  by  me.  13.  She  was 
dressed  by  her  mother.     14.  She  was  dressed  beautifully. 


68  3mmer  fibell 

^tt)^  Bcii^nac^tigfcft 

§eute  ift  ber  24te  ®esember.  &  fd^neit  ben  lieben  langen 
Sag,  ^ie  ©trafec  f)at  ein  iDeifee^  ^leib  an»  !Die  3)ad^er 
ber  §aufer  f)aben  tDeifee  9}?li^en  auf,  5(uc^  bie  (Sd^omfteine 
unb  3:eIeGrapf)en[tan9en  tragen  meifee  9[Ru^en.  5lIIe6  liegt 
5  doll  (Sc^nee.  (5^  ift  ein  rid^tige^  ^ei]()nad^t^n3etter,  !Die 
©trafeen  unb  bie  ^ciben  finb  DoK  t)on  5D?enfd^en,  3eber  fauft 
nod&  ettt)a6  flir  feine  lieben, 

$an^  nnb  ^Kid^arb  fi^en  in  i{)rem  barmen  ^i^^^t, 
3)rau6en  blaft  ber  SSinb,    „(g6  flingelt  balb,"  fagt  9^id^arb 
lo  ganj  leife, 

„^ft!"  antmortet  §ang,  „^bx\t  bu  toa^?" 

„9^ein,    §orft  bu  ma^?' 

„3a,     ©tmag   fommt  burd^   ben  ©d^ornftein,     $orft 
bu^g?" 
15      ,,0  ia  —  tra^  ift  bag  n)of)I?" 

ff3d^  glaube,  ber  3[Beif)nad^tgmann," 

„^ag  er  njot)!  bringt!" 

„(Sr  bringt  mir  gemife  ein  iBud^  unb  eine  SromnteL    £)h 
er  n)of)t  mieber  einen  (S^l^riftbaum  bringt?" 
2o      „Unb  golbene  tpfel  unb  Mffe  unb  Tlax^ipan." 

^'iPftl^orftbunid^tg?" 

„^a.    !Der  ^eif)nad^tgntann  fommt  surilrf." 

3?e^t  flingelt  eg.  ^ie  ^riiber  ftlirmen  bie  ^Ireppen  ]^in= 
unter.  T)k  (Btubentiir  ftel)t  meit  offen.  ^rinnen  \Ul)t  ber 
25  ^Kei^nad^tgbaum  im  ftral^Ienben  ©lanje.  ^anmter  liegen 
Diele  fd^one  ©efd^enfe,  SBiid^er,  alterlei  (Spielfad^en  unb  rid^tig 
—  eine  Compete  unb  eine  2^rommeL  ^apa  unb  SD?ama 
fteben  ba  mit  gliidflid^em  l^ad^eln.  (^ie  finb  f)eute  mieber 
^inber  mit  hm  ^inbem. 


3Tnmer  fibell  59 


Christmastide 


It  has  been  snowing  for  three  days.  To-day  is  the 
28th  of  February.  The  snow  looks  like  a  white  dress. 
Every  house  must  have  a  good  roof.  The  telegraph 
pole  is  much  taller  than  the  roof  of  our  house.  When 
all  the  streets  are  full  of  snow,  I  say  that  is  the  right  5 
sort  of  Christmas-weather.  In  the  evening  the  street 
is  usually  quiet,  but  now  it  is  full  of  happy  people. 
Everyone  is  buying  pretty  things,  even  the  poorest 
people.  Christmas  comes  but  once  a  year,  therefore 
let  us  be  merry.  The  cold  wind  can  blow  as  much  as  10 
it  will,  we  will  stay  in  our  warm  room  by  the  stove. 
I  suppose  it's  very  cold  outdoors,  said  Richard. 
What  do  you  suppose  St.  Nicholas  is  bringing  along? 
I'm  sure  he's  bringing  me  and  you  the  presents  we 
want  most.  I  went  racing  down  the  stairs  when  the  15 
bell  rang.  They  often  make  marchpane,  so  that  it 
looks  like  flowers.  I  like  marchpane  best.  St.  Nicho- 
las has  given  us  all  sorts  of  fine  presents.  Summer 
and  winter  the  Christmas-tree  is  always  green.  With 
a  trumpet  one  can  blow  so  that  it  is  a  pleasure  to  hear  20 
it.  This  one  day  our  parents  seem  younger  than  we 
are.  The  wind  blew.  The  wind  has  blown  all  day. 
It  seems  as  if  something  is  coming  down  the  chimney. 
The  white  caps  on  the  chimneys  are  made  of  snow. 
I  believe  I  shall  go  into  the  shops  and  buy  something  25 
for  my  dear  ones.  I  am  sitting  by  the  table;  under  it 
lies  the  sleeping  Karo.  The  Christmas-tree  is  so  small 
that  it  can  stand  on  the  table.  I  wonder  whether 
we're  going  to  have  a  tree  again  this  year. 


60  3mmcr  fibell 

©^jrct^iibung    15 

^er  iDteDielte  tft  f)eute?  iffia^  fiir  ^Setter  tft  eg?  SSic 
ftef)t  bte  (gtrafee  au^?  SSa^  \)ahtn  bie  ^Dad^er  ber  §aufer? 
iEBag  tragen  and)  bie  3:elegra)3f)enftan9en?  Sen  fte{)t  man 
auf  ber  (Strafee  unb  in  ben  Saben?  2Bag  tun  bie  2)^enfd)en? 
5£Bo  fi^en  §ang  unb  9^ic^arb?  iBodon  fpred^en  fie?  Sag 
mirb  balb  gefd^ef)en?  SSer  fommt  burc^  ben  (Sc^om[tein? 
ilBag  mod^te  §ang  ju  Seif)na(^ten  f)aben?  ilSag  mod^te 
SRic^arb  f)aben?  ilSurben  i^re  SBiinfcfte  erfiiEt?  3Bag  tun 
bie  SBriiber,  iDenn  eg  flingelt?  SBarum  fonnen  fie  gleid)  ing 
dimmer  fel^en?  SSag  fte]f)t  brinnen?  SBag  (iegt  unter  bent 
gf)riftbaum?  ^o  finb  bie  (gitem?  i£3er  gibt  ben  ^inbern 
i\)xe  ©efd^enfe?  3Bag  glauben  aber  bie  ^inber?  SSer  ift 
QllicfUd^er,  bie  (51  tern  ober  bie  ^inber?  5ln  melc^cm  Jage 
feiern  h)ir  bag  SSei^nac^tgfeft? 

Sum   ^inprcigen 

Give  the  gender,  the  nominative  and  genitive 
singular,  and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following 
words:  geft,  ^esember,  (gtrafee,  ^leib,  ^dc^er,  Tlixi^cn, 
(Steine,  (^tangen,  Setter,  SD^enfd^en,  ^ieben,  !^aben,  Sinb, 
3iiumer,  Seibnad)tgbaum,  ^{)riftbauni,  Xreppen,  Spfel, 
5^iiffe,  9}?arsipan,  ®Ianj,  (Sadden,  ^ad^eln,  ©efc^enfe. 

Give  the  German  for:  it  snows  the  whole  day;  they 
are  wearing  white  caps;  full  of  snow;  the  right  sort 
of  Christmas- wxather;  something's  coming  down  the 
chimney;  what  is  it,  do  you  suppose?;  I  wonder  what 
he's  bringing;  I  wonder  whether  he'll  bring  a  tree. 

Recite  as  many  idiomatic  phrases  as  you  can, 
chosen  from  those  you  have  previously  learned. 


3mmer  fibell  61 


Grammar  Review 

29*  There  are  a  few  conjunctions  which  do  not  affect  the 
word-order,  because  they  are  simple  connectives  and  join 
together  sentences  of  equal  rank.  These  are  called  co- 
ordinating conjunctions  and  are:  aber,  alletn,  fonbem  but, 
unb  and,  ober  or,  benn  for.  In  translating  the  sentences 
which  follow,  take  care  not  to  confuse  such  conjunctions 
with  those  that  cause  the  dependent  order. 

30.  I.  To-day  is  the  28th  of  February  and  it  has  been 
snowing  three  days.  2.  The  cold  wind  can  blow  as  much 
as  it  will,  but  we  shall  stay  in  our  warm  room  by  the 
stove.  3.  Everyone  is  buying  pretty  things,  although 
the  poorest  people  can't  buy  very  much.  4.  I  believe  I 
shall  go  into  the  shops,  to  see  if  I  can't  buy  something 
for  my  dear  ones.  5.  In  the  evening  the  street  is  usually 
quiet,  for  there  are  few  people  on  it.  6.  Every  house 
must  have  a  good  roof,  or  the  snow  will  come  in.  7.  We 
could  not  eat  the  apples  and  nuts,  as  they  had  been  hang- 
ing on  the  tree  the  whole  week.  8.  This  is  a  happy  day, 
for  our  parents  seem  younger  than  we  are. 

31.  The  preterit  tense  in  German  is  used  to  describe 
and  narrate  past  events,  especially  in  literary  language. 
But  in  every-day  conversation  the  perfect  is  used  to  ex- 
press an  isolated  past  action:  Where  were  you  yesterday? 
I  went  to  school.  SSo  bift  bu  geftem  gemefen?  3d)  bin  in  bie 
©d^ule  QeganQen.  Translate,  using  the  perfect  tense,  the 
following  sentences: 

I.  Hans  walked  the  long  way  to  school.  2.  Did  the 
boys  stand  up,  to  give  the  teacher  a  greeting?  3.  The 
tears  ran  down  his  cheek.  4.  What  did  you  do,  after  you 
copied  those  letters?  5.  He  broke  his  spectacles.  6.  I 
was  in  Berlin  last  year.  7.  The  pencil  rolled  across  the 
table.  8.  The  little  girl  ran  home  yesterday.  9.  Last 
summer  I  sat  in  the  house,  but  this  summer  I  walked  a 
great  deal.    10.  He  went  home  and  knocked  on  the  door. 


62  3"^^"^^  fibcll 

^tcfc  &t\dixd)U  fiat  fcinc  a)lotaI 

„S3So  ftnb  mclnc  (Striimpfc?    ^o  finb  Tuclnc  (Sd^ul^c?" 
„3a,  n)o  ftc(ft  nur  ntein  §ut?'' 
,3o  HcQt  benn  elgentlid^  ba^  "iPapler?" 
„Unb  ber  bumme  SBleijtift?" 
s      „9D^ama,  i)aft  bu  n)of)(  ben  geberfaften  gefel^en?" 

®o  ruft  §an^  al(e  SD^orgen,  menn  er  in  bie  (Sc^ulc  gcl^cn 
ML    (Seine  (Sadden  ftnb  in  biefem  unb  in  jenem  ilBinfeL 
5Da  fann  er  fie  freilic^  nic^t  mieber  finbcn, 
dx  fontmt  gu  fpat  in  bie  ©c^nle. 
lo     dx  t)ergi6t  biefe^  58n(^  unb  jene^  58u(^. 
(Sr  l^at  feine  Slufgaben  nid^t  fertig, 
9^atUrU(^  ift  ber  ?et)rer  bofe,  unb  ber  arme  §an^  mufe  im^ 
mer  eine  f)a(be  (Stunbe  !)inter  ber  Xiir  ftet)en. 

5lber! 
IS     ^apa  unb  2y?ama  fagen  ju  il&m:  „^u,  §an^,  bcin  ©eburt^- 
tag  fommt,    (Sei  artig  p  $aufe  unb  fleifeig  in  ber  ^d)uk. 
3)ann  befommft  bu  fd^one  ©efd^enfe  ju  beinem  ©eburt^tag." 
Unb  $an^  ift  artig, 

@eine  (Sadden  finb  immer  am  rid^tigen  Drte. 
20     (Strilmpfe,  (5d^uf)e,  $ut,  53lid^er  —  alleS  finbet  er  im  9?u. 
@r  fteKt  adeg  baf)in,  h)o{)in  e^  gel)ort» 
(Sr  faun  alte^  fogar  im  !DunfeIn  finben. 
dx  blirftet  feine  ^leiber,    3Benn  er  (Sd^mu^  baran  finbet, 
fo  fagt  er  e^  ber  Thitttx. 
25      3Benn  ber  ©eburt^tag  t)orbei  ift  —  mirb  er  in  ben  alten 
5ef)Ier  berfallen?    ©lauben  (Sie? 

W:ama  fagt:  „$>an^  anbert  fid^";  'ipapa  fagt:  „2Bir  merben 
ia  fel^en'';  ber  2tl)xtx  fagt:  „§offen  mir  ha^  ^efte." 
§an6  aber  ift  diplomat  —  er  fagt  gar  nid^t^. 


3"^^^^  ftbell  63 

This  Story  Is  Without  a  Moral 

John  has  red  stockings  and  blue  and  black  ones, 
but  he  can  never  find  them.  He  is  not  exactly  stupid, 
but  he  loses  everything,  even  his  shoes.  Where  have 
I  put  my  hat?  Where  do  you  suppose  that  old  pen- 
cil is?  I  suppose  you  haven't  seen  my  pen-box,  Mr.  5 
Schulze?  John  is  about  to  go  to  school.  Where  on 
earth  are  my  things  anyway?  I  came  to  school  late. 
Who  always  had  his  exercises  ready?  When  a  pupil 
keeps  forgetting  his  books,  of  course  the  teacher  is 
cross.  The  door  was  locked,  so  I  stood  a  whole  hour  10 
in  front  of  it.  We  should  be  diligent  in  our  work, 
because  our  birthdays  are  coming.  I  wonder  whether 
we'll  get  nice  presents.  I  know  a  boy  who  is  very 
polite  at  home  and  diligent  at  school.  Why  should 
I  brush  my  clothes?  They  will  soon  be  dirty  again.  15 
I  believe  my  mother  can  see  dirt  even  in  the  dark. 
My  friend  has  been  good  for  three  weeks,  but  he  is 
already  going  back  to  his  old  ways.  It  is  not  so  easy 
to  turn  over  a  new  leaf.  We  shall  soon  see  what  will 
become  of  him.  To  be  a  good  diplomat,  one  must  say  20 
nothing.  Teachers  are  often  cross,  even  when  the 
student  has  done  nothing  at  all.  I  lost  you  in  the 
large  store  and  then,  of  course,  I  could  not  find  you 
again.  One  should  always  be  well  behaved  and  not 
only  when  one's  birthday  is  coming.  If  you  read  a  25 
book  you  must  never  forget  it.  Those  men  are  hap- 
piest who  always  hope  for  the  best.  His  clothes  are 
not  new;  they  were  made  last  summer.  When  I  am 
cross,  mother  puts  me  behind  the  door. 


64  3mmer  fibell 

^pttd^nhuttQ   16 

©lauben  (Sic,  ha^  jebe  ©efd^id^te  cine  Tloxal  ^abtn  fotttc? 
^onncn  (Sie  3?^re  (Sd^u()e  ftnbcn?  SSo  ftcdt  in  blefem  5lu= 
Qcnblide  3f)r  §ut?  §aben  (Sie  elnen  SBIeiftift  bel  ftd^,  ober 
{)abcn  (Sic  i!)n  t)crIorcn?  iCScnn  (Sic  ilbcr{)aupt  ctnen  S&UU 
ftift  mit  l^abcn,  mem  9cf)ort  cr  benn?  ^a^  ruft  $an^  alle 
9}?orgcn?  SBot)m  mill  er  allc  3}^orgen  gef)cn?  ^o  finb 
feme  Sadden?  ^ann  fommt  er  in  bic  (Sc^ule?  SSa^  t)er^ 
gifet  er?  ^a^  !)at  er  nie  fertig?  greut  fid^  ber  ^et)rer  bar^^ 
iiber?  ®inb  bic  2tf)xtx  immer  bofc?  $So  mufe  ber  armc 
$att6  nun  fte^en?  ^a^  fagen  U)m  aber  bic  (SItern?  iCSie 
foil  er  in  ber  (Sc^ule  unb  p  $aufe  fein?  SSa^  n)irb  er 
bann  befomnten?  Snbert  er  fid^  alfo?  2Bo  finb  je^t  feine 
©ad^cn?    iffia^  finbct  er  alle^  im  9tu? 

Sum   Q;XttptaQtn 

The  separable  adverbial  elements  are:  ab,  on,  auf, 
au6,  bei,  ba(r),  ein,  empor,  entgegen,  fort,  gegen,  l^cint, 
]^er,  f)in,  {)inter,  ntit,  nad^,  nieber,  ob,  urn,  Dor,  n)eg, 
iDieber,  p,  juriidf,  jufamnten;  the  inseparable  adverbial 
elements  are:  be,  emp,  ent,  er,  ge,  t)er,  ger;  those  which 
are  both  separable  and  inseparable  are:  burd^,  f)inter, 
iiber,  urn,  unter,  n)ieber.  Verbs  compounded  with  sep- 
arable adverbial  elements  have  the  accent  on  that 
element.  In  the  present  and  preterit  and  the  im- 
perative, it  stands  at  the  end  of  an  independent  sen- 
tence —  elsewhere  it  remains  at  the  beginning  of  the 
verb. 

Retell  from  memory  the  story  „S)iefe  ©efd^id^te  l)at 
feine  3Woral" 


3ntmcr  fibell  65 

Grammar  Review 

S2.  The  following  is  a  synopsis  of  the  passive  voice  of 
loben,  a  transitive  verb.  Intransitive  verbs  can  only  be 
used  impersonally  in  the  passive:  e^  iDurbe  gelad^t,  fietanst, 
gelarmt,  gefungen:  there  was  laughing,  dancing,  clamoring, 
singing. 

Present  td&  tuerbe  gelobt 

bu  iDirft  gelobt 
Preterit  id)  tDurbe  gelobt  op 

ic^  tDarb  gelobt 
Perfect  td^  bin  gelobt  morbcn 

Pluperfect  td^  tear  gelobt  tDorben 

Future  i^  toerbe  gelobt  loerben 

Future  Perfect    id^  iDerbe  gelobt  tDorben  fein 

33.  Translate  into  German:  I  was  heard;  it  was  told  me 
by  my  mother;  I  have  been  seen;  she  was  quite  forgotten 
by  her  friends;  you  will  be  praised,  children;  you  will  be 
seen,  sir;  the  door  is  (fein)  locked;  the  door  is  locked  every 
day  at  eight  o'clock;  the  letter  was  just  being  written;  the 
letter  was  already  written;  German  nouns  are  always 
written  with  a  capital;  there  was  a  good  deal  of  dancing; 
he  was  born  in  the  year  1899;  an  answer  is  requested;  the 
fish  was  eaten  last  night  for  supper. 

Put  the  following  phrases  into  the  passive:  er  liebt;  tl^r 
babt  gelobt;  fie  feben;  bu  ftebft;  id^  babe  gebort;  irf)  f)atte  gefragt; 
bein  greunb  b^t  bid^  Qefeben;  bie  ^inber  lieben  tbre  (SItem; 
^id^arb  gerbrad^  bie  SSinbrniible  nid^t;  bie  9J?utter  ftbrt  ben 
fd^Iafenben  ^id^arb  nid^t;  in  ber  ©d^lad^t  Don  (Seban  b^ben  bie 
^eutfd^en  ben  geinb  befiegt;  §an^  fann  feine  Hufgabe  gut;  fie 
totxhm  friibftiidfen;  bie  (gltem  batten  ibren  taffee  getrunfen;  fie 
beftegen;  bie  ©driller  merben  ben  2c\)xtx  befiriifeen;  ber  i^ebrer 
\)attt  ba^  (Sinmaiein^  erflart. 


66  3^^^^  fibell 


Grammar  Review 

34,  Inseparable  prefixes:  there  are  six  of  these:  be-,  ent- 
(identical  with  emp-),  er-,  ge-,  tier-,  ser-  Unlike  the  separ- 
able prefixes,  they  never  carry  the  accent  and  are  no  longer 
words  with  individual  meaning.  While  their  exact  sense  is 
no  longer  appreciable  in  many  of  the  verbal  compounds 
which  they  form,  it  is  highly  desirable  that  their  original 
direction  and  intention  be  understood. 

be:  cognate  with  be —  in  beset,  bedew,  bepraise  is  used  to 
form  transitive  verbs  from  nouns  and  intransitive  verbs 
and  adjectives:  befreunben  (greunb),  bebeden  (^ede),  belil= 
gen  (liigen),  befinben  (finben),  befreien  (frei),  befremben  (fremb). 

ent:  separation  or  origin:  entbiiWen  disclose,  entbeitifien 
desecrate,  entftammen  descend,  entfteben  spring  up,  entlaben 
discharge,  entlaffen  dismiss,  entrcitfeln  decipher,  entsiiden 
transport. 

er:  out,  forth,  to  the  end:  erbliiben  bloom,  bud  out,  cr* 
benfen  think  out,  devise,  ereilen  overtake,  erfed^ten  get  by 
fighting,  erfinben  find  out,  invent,  erfUllen  fill  up,  ergeben 
yield. 

fic:  denoting  accompaniment,  duration,  perfected  action: 
gebraud^en  use,  geftatten  permit,  gebttren  give  birth  to,  gebrecben 
be  wanting,  gebilbren  belong,  gebeiben  thrive,  gebenfen  keep  in 
mind,  gef alien  please,  ge)Dinnen  earn,  gelangen  arrive  at. 

ber:  cognate  with  for —  in  forgive,  forbid,  forlorn  denotes 
change,  and  i  herefore  sometimes  negation,  sometimes  per- 
fected action:  beralten  grow  old,  t)eranbem  alter,  derbtetcn 
forbid,  berbilben  pervert,  t)erberben  destroy,  Derbrennen  con- 
sume, dergeffen  forget,  berlieren  lose,  t)erfebren  invert. 

}itx:  apart,  to  pieces:  gergeben  melt,  dissolve,  gerreifeen  rend 
asunder,  gerbred^en  shatter,  gerftreuen  scatter,  gerriitten  de- 
range, jerfd^lagen  smash. 


Stpetter    Ceil 


ZnoIIigc  unb  brolligc  (Scfd)id)tcn 


irtolligc  unb  brolltgc  (Befd^id^tcn 

^tc  9flctfctaf(^c 

3tn  (S^oupe  brttter  Piaffe  fiir  5^ic^trau(^er  toax  nitr  no(^  ein 

^tafe  frei.    !l)arauf  ftanb  aber  elite  9?eifetaf(^e,    3^e^t  ftieg 

eine  ^ame  ein.    „(Sntfernen  (Sie  bie  D^eifetafd^e,"  fagte  fie 

hav\d)  in  bem  §errn  auf  bent  ncid^ften  '^lai^.    „^a6  braud^e 

5  id^  nid^t/'  erlt)iberte  er  ebenfo  barfd^. 

„^ann  l^ole  id^  ben  ©d^affner/'  fagte  bie  erregte  3)ame. 
^er  (Sd^affner  fant.    „9[)?ad^en  @ie  biefer  Same  fofort 
^la^/'  briillte  er  mit  lauter  ©tintnte, 
„5^ein/'  mar  bie  lafonifd^e  ^Intmort. 
lo      „5^un,  fo  melbe  id^  @ie  bem  B^iQW^rer." 
„Xun  (5ie  bag."  — 5^un  fam  ber  B^ififii^t'er, 
„@ntfernen  ®ie  fofort  biefe  Safd^e/'  befaf)l  cr  bem  §erm 
tm  2:;one  eineg  gelbfierm. 
„3d^  benfe  gar  nid^t  baran/'  gab  biefer  suriid. 
IS      „®o  melbe  id^  ®ie  bem  ncid^ften  Saf)n]^ofgt)orftef)er." 
S8ei  ber  nad^ften  Station  betrat  ber  ^at)n{)ofgt)orftet)er 
bag  ^oupL 

„3Sanim  entfemen  ®ie  biefe  £afd§e  nid^t?"  fragte  er  f)of= 
lid),  aber  beftimmt. 
20     „^k  ge]()ort  mir  gar  nid^t,"  antmortete  mit  lad^elnber 
9Wiene  ber  9ieifenbe. 
„^em  gef)ort  fie  benn?"  fragte  ber  erftaunte  ^eamte  l^eiter, 
„(Si,  mir/'  fam  eg  aug  ber  Sdfe,  tDo  ein  (Stubent  fafe. 
„3:f)nen?    Unb  toarum  entfemen  @ie  bie  ^afd^e  nid^t?" 
25      „Wid)  ()at  ia  niemanb  baju  anfgeforbert." 

68 


lUoIItge  un5  broIHge  (Sefd?td?ten         69 


Much  Ado  About  Nothing 

A  gentleman  and  a  little  boy  entered  the  smoking- 
car  in  which  only  two  seats  were  unoccupied.  The 
gentleman  put  the  child  on  one  of  the  seats  and 
seated  himself  on  the  other.     Soon  the  guard  came: 

"Sir,  your  ticket  please.''  5 

The  traveler  handed  the  guard  his  ticket. 

"And  how  old  is  your  son?"  inquired  the  guard. 

"My  son  is  seven  years  old,"  was  the  reply. 

"Then  you  are  obliged  to  buy  a  ticket  for  him," 
said  the  guard.  lo 

"No,  sir,"  replied  the  gentleman,  "I  don't  have  to 
buy  a  ticket  for  my  son." 

"Then  I  shall  report  you  to  the  conductor,"  en- 
joined the  guard." 

"Very  well,"  was  the  laconic  answer.  15 

At  the  next  station  the  conductor  entered  the  car. 

With  the  voice  of  a  commander  he  said  to  the 
traveler:  "Sir,  you  will  have  to  buy  a  ticket  for  that 
little  boy." 

"I  shall  do  nothing  of  the  kind,"  said  the  traveler,  20 
''that  little  boy  is  not  my  son." 

"Who  is  your  father,  boy,"  inquired  the  conductor. 

"My  father?"  answered  the  boy,  "my  father  is  a 
tailor,  and  he  lives  in  Griinewald." 

"Oh,"    said   the   conductor   with   a   smiling   face,  25 
"then  your  father  is  not  on  the  train?" 

"No,  sir." 

"But  why  did  you  not  give  your  ticket  to  the  porter?" 

"The  porter  did  not  ask  me  for  it,"  was  the  answer. 


70         ITtoIItge  unb  brollt^e  ®efcf?tcf?ten 

(Slnb  ®ie  je  in  ^eutfd^lanb  gelDefen?  (Sie  ntod^ten  bod^ 
etnmal  ba{)in  faf)ren,  nic^t  tvai:)x?  ^k  ^rofe  ift  benn  !DeutfdO== 
lanb?  iSSie  {)ei6t  feine  §aupt[tabt?  ^o  ift  bie  D^efibenj 
be6  talM?  ^le  f)ei6t  bie  Qrofete  ^eeftabt  ^eutfd^Ianb^? 
3Sie  tjiele  ^((i^e  gibt  e6  eth)a  in  einent  ^onpe  britter  Piaffe? 
^orau^  i[t  eine  ^eifetafc^e  gemac^t?  ^o  ftanb  bie  D^eife^ 
tafc^e,  lDot)on  nnfere  ©efc^ic^te  erjcil^lt?  SSer  ftieg  in  ba6 
Soupe  ein?  SSa^  l)at  fie  bem  §errn  barfd^  gefagt?  ^arum 
gefiel  il^r  ^ton  bem  9fJeifenben  nic^t?  i£Ba^  modte  ber  §err 
ni(^t  tun?  SSen  tDoHte  bie  erregte  S)ame  f)oIen?  ^a6 
briillte  mit  lauter  (Stimnte  ber  <S(^affner?  SSeld^er  ^eamte 
fam  in^  Sonpe,  nad^bem  ber  ©c^affner  fort  mar?  S3Sa6 
I)at  ber  3u9fli]()rer  bem  5l3a!)n]^ofgt)orftef)er  gemelbet? 

3um  (Sinpragen 

Give  the  gender,  the  nominative  and  genitive 
singular,  and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following 
words:  Soupe,  Piaffe,  '^lai^,  $Keifetafd^e,  5(ntn)ort,  (Station, 
3:on,  SJ^iene,  58eamte,  (Scfe,  (gnbe,  ^luge,  Oljx,  genfter, 
Tlonb,  ©tern,  ^ier,  §anb,  ^Butter,  tdfe,  ®abel,  Sl^effer, 
^offel,  3:affe,  taffee,  ^anbtafel,  ^ac^t,  Jag,  Sbenb,  gufe. 

Give  the  German  for:  of  the  third  class;  one  place 
was  vacant;  I'll  fetch  the  brakeman;  this  didn't 
please  the  traveler;  remove  the  satchel  right  away; 
it  doesn't  belong  to  me;  nobody  asked  me  to;  she 
spoke  gruffly  to  the  man  in  the  next  seat;  a  lady  got 
in;  make  room  for  her. 

Retell  from  memory  the  story  „®ie  9?eifetafd^e." 

Translate  into  German  Exercise  on  page  124. 


IHoIIige  unb  brolli^e  ^efd^ic^ten         71 


Grammar  Review 

35.  The  following  stanzas  from  Riickert's  Barbarossa 
contain  85  words,  in  which  you  will  find  noteworthy  de- 
partures from  modern  prose-usage  both  in  the  words 
employed  and  in  the  sentence-order.  Write  a  prose  com- 
position of  about  100  words,  in  which  no  detail  of  the 
poem  is  omitted,  and  yet  in  which  there  is  no  deviation 
from  the  written  language  of  to-day: 

!Der  alte  ^arbaroffa, 
T)tv  ^aifer  grieberid^, 
'  3m  untertrb'fd^en  ©d^loffe 
§(i(t  er  bergaubert  fid^, 

@r  ift  niemal^  Qeftorben, 
(Sr  lebt  barin  nod)  jefet; 
(Sr  \)at,  im  (Sd^lofe  tjerborfien, 
3uTn  ©d^laf  fid^  iiingefefet, 

(Sr  f)at  l^inab  Qenommen 
!De^  ^Reid^eg  ©errlid^feit 
Unb  tDirb  elnft  mteber  foinmen 
SO^it  i()r  su  felner  3eit. 

!Der  ®tu]f)I  tft  etfenbeinem, 
!3)arauf  bcr  talfer  ft^t; 
^cr  3:if(^  ift  marmelfteinem, 
SBorauf  fein  ^anpt  er  ftii^t. 

©r  nlcft  al^  n)le  Im  Xxaume, 
©ein  5(u8^  l^atb  offen  stoinft; 
Unb  ic  nad^  langem  $Raume 
@r  einem  ^naben  minft. 

36.  Be  ready  to  tell  the  story  orally  to  the  class,  if  called 
upon  to  do  so. 


72         XttoIItge  unb  brolltge  ^efd?td?ten 

§an6  unb  ^Rtd^arb  gingen  im  ©alopp  jum  3Bet]^nad)t^^ 
marft,  gum  ©amburger  ^om»  —  @(^on  bon  feme  f)orten 
unfere  beiben  §elben  ba-g  ©efd^rel  ber  5lu^rufer  unb  ^Serfiiu^ 
fer.  ^mmer  blester  tDurbe  ba^  ©ebrcinge,  immer  lauter  ba^ 
5  9^ufen  unb  (Sc^reien,  immer  glanjenber  ba^  bunte  ^urd)ein^ 
anber  ber  ^uben.  3Sa^  gab  e^  ba  nic^t  ato  p  fe{)en  unb  su 
f)oren!    ^ube  an  53ube  mit  3w^^^f^cf)en  unb  Sebfud^en» 

^a  gab  e^  and)  ^afperle^  unb  5(ffentf)eater,  3)^enagerien 

unb  ?ad)fabinette»    ^a,  boreiner  58ube  ftanb  ein  grower 

lo  90?enf(^en^aufe»    $an^  unb  9^id)arb  fatten  fid)  fd^on  fur 

iti)n  ^fennige  eleftrifieren  laffen  unb  fuc^ten  je^t  eine  j^eite 

©ef)en^tt)urbigfeit, 

(Sben  rief  ber  Hu^rufer:  „3mmer  fierein,  meinc  §errfd^af= 
ten,  immer  l^erein!  ^a6  rofenfarbige  'ipferb,  ^jrofeartig! 
IS  ^ur  ie\)n  ^fennige  bie  ^erfon,    herein,  f)erein!" 

„^a^  miiffen  mir  fd^on/'  meinte  §an6,  3n  biefem  5lugen^ 
blicf  erfd^allte  e6  tjon  ber  anbern  (Seite: 

„3mmer  {)erein!  Caliban,  ber  einjige  lebenbe  3}?enfd)en^ 
freffer  in  (Suropa!  5^ur  fiinfsel^n  'ipfennige  bie  "iperfon/ 
20  3mmer  !)erein!" 

„Ober  gel^en  mir  ju  bem  2)?enf(^enfreffer?"  meinte  9?i== 
d^arb*  5lber  §an6  beftanb  auf  ba^  rofenfarbige  ^ferb  unb  fo 
gingen  fie  benn  {)inein»  Hber  fc^on  nad)  fiinf  9)?inuten  famen 
fie  mieber  t)erau^.  (Bit  mac^ten  (ange  ©efid^ter,  unb  enblid) 
25  fagte  §an^,  mit  bem  ganjcn  ©tolje  eine^  beleibigten  Ouar^ 
tancr^:  „^a6  ift  einfad^  eine  gtedObeit,  un6  fiir  -jebn  ^13fenntge 
ein  getDol^nlid^e^  tDeifee^  ^ferb  ju  geigen  unb  bann  ju  fagen, 
e^  ift  fo  meife  mie  eine  meifee  9^ofe." 

®o  ein  (Sd^tDinbel! 


irtollige  unb  brollige  ®efd?td?ten         73 

The  Hamburg  "Cathedral" 

Have  you  ever  seen  a  Christmas  Fair,  with  its 
motley  confusion  of  salesmen  and  barkers,  Punch-and- 
Judy  shows  and  menageries,  laughing  galleries,  and 
theaters  with  trained  monkeys?     Oh,  it  is  grand! 

When  I  was  a  little  boy,  I  saw  such  a  fair  once,  the    5 
Hamburg  ''Cathedral/'     While  still  far  away  I  could 
hear  the  cries  of  the  salesmen,  could  see  the  brilliant 
crowd  of  booths.     Before  one  booth  I  stood  still. 

''For    twenty    pfennigs    you    can    get    an    electric 
treatment,"  said  the  barker  to  me.     But  I  had  only  10 
ten  pfennigs  left,  and  so  I  looked  around  for  another 
attraction.    Before  another  booth  I  saw  a  large  crowd; 
just  then  the  barker  called: 

"Come  right  in,  ladies  and  gentlemen,  come  right 
in!     Here  you  can  see  the  grand  rose-colored  horse.  15 
Only  ten  pfennigs  apiece.     But  I  did  not  go  in,  for 
there  are  red  roses  and  white  roses,  and  this  is  prob- 
ably a  horse  that  has  the  color  of  the  white  rose. 

"Come  right  in,"  cried  a  third  barker,  "for  here 
is  the  only  living  family  of  cannibals  in  the  whole  20 
world:  father,   mother,   and  eight  children.    This  is 
the  father";  and  he  pointed  at  a  big  black  man  who 
was  sitting  in  front  of  the  booth. 

"Surely  I  must  see  the  cannibals,"  thought  I. 

"Such  impudence!"  said  the  barker  to  two  little  25 
boys  who  were  talking  to  the  black  man.    "Don't  you 
know  the  cannibal  will  eat  you?" 

"O  no,"  said  one  of  the  boys,  "he  won't  eat  us,  he's 
our  papa." 


74         ZlToIItge  un6  brollige  ©efc^id^ten 

S^ited^ubung    18 

SSa6  Derftel^t  man  gemol^nlid^  unter  betn  5ISort  „®om"? 
SSa^  foil  benn  ein  3Sei{)Tiad^t^marft  fein?  ^a^  t)erfauft  man 
ba  n)o]()l?  ^ie  gingen  bie  ^naben  jnm  SSei^nad^t^marft? 
SSie  t)iel  @elb  {)at  bie  9[)^utter  if)nen  gegeben?  SSa^  {)ortcn 
bie  beiben  ^inber  frf)on  t3on  ferne?  iBie  fal^  ber  ^om  au^? 
SBa^  Qab  e^  ba  fiir  (5e{)en^rt)iirbigfeiten?  ^a^  mad^ten  bie 
^naben  jner[t?  3Ba6  tioax  bie  jmeite  ©efien^tDiirbigfeit  fiir 
bie  58riiber?  ilSamm  nannte  ber  5lu^mfer  ba^  meifee  ^ferb 
rofenfarbig?  5ln  tdd^t  garbe  benfen  bie  meiften  9}?enf d^en, 
tt)enn  fie  bag  ^ort  rofenfarbig  f)oren?  ^amm  mad^ten  bie 
^naben  lange  ©efid^ter,  nad^bem  fie  an^  ber  ^ube  famen? 
^onnen  ®ie  felbft  bie  ©efd^id^te  Dom  hamburger  ®om  auf 
beutfd^  ersaf)Ien?    33erfud^en  ®ie  e^  einmal! 

Bum   @in)itageit 

Give  the  gender,  the  nominative  and  genitive 
singular,  and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following 
.  words:  S)om,  ©alopp,  3Bei^)nad^tgmarft,  ^elben,  ©efd^rei, 
©ebrcinge,  $Rnfen,  6(^reien,  ^iirrf)einanber,  ^ube,  ?ebhid^en, 
3ii(ferfad^en,  3J?enagerien,  5lffenti)eater,  ^ad^fabinette,  ^aufe, 
^fennige,  ©efiengmiirbigfeit,  (gd^reien,  "ipferb,  ©d^minbel. 

Give  the  German  for:  went  on  the  run;  even  from 
a  distance;  the  crowd  kept  getting  thicker;  there 
were  Punch-and-Judy  shows  there,  too;  they  got  an 
electric  treatment;  the  barker  was  just  calling;  come 
right  in!;  two  cents  apiece;  such  a  swindle! 

Treat  the  first  five  stanzas  of  Heine's  poem  „S)ie 
©renabiere"  as  suggested  on  p.  71,  §  35. 

Translate  into  German  Exercise  on  page  126. 


ZnoUi^e  unb  broUi^e  ^cfd?td?ten         75 


Grammar  Review 

37.  Determination  of  gender  from  the  form  of  a  word. 
Masculine  are  most  nouns  formed  without  suffix  from  a 
verb-root,  nouns  in  -en  which  are  not  verbal  nouns,  nouns 
in  -er  which  denote  agency,  nouns  in  -iQ,  -id),  -ling,  and 
-ric^.  Feminine  are  most  nouns  ending  in  -e,  not  begin- 
ning with  @e-,  and  without  specific  sex  [but  a  few  common 
exceptions:  ha^  Sluge,  ba^  (Snbe,  ber  M\e,  ber  5^ame,  ber  ^Kle]; 
feminine,  further,  are  all  nouns  ending  in  -ei,  -l)dt,  -fdt,  -in, 
-fd^aft,  -ung,  and  the  foreign  suffixes  -ie,  -if,  -ion,  -tat; 
many  nouns  ending  in  -t,  and  a  few  in  -ni^  and  -fal. 
Neuter  are  most  words  beginning  with  ®c-;  all  diminu- 
tives in  -d)en  and  -lein;  and  all  words  ending  in  -turn  [ex- 
cept ber  9^eid^tum  and  ber  3rrtum].  If  the  above  list  seems 
to  the  student  rather  tentative,  or  even  difficult,  he  will 
yet  do  well  to  memorize  it,  as  it  will  prove  extremely 
trustworthy  in  the  great  majority  of  instances.  Most  of 
the  classes  of  words  mentioned  above  are  large  ones. 

38.  In  the  light  of  the  preceding  statement,  prefix  the 
proper  form  of  the  definite  article  to  the  following  nouns: 
(gd^lag  stroke,  ^unft  art,  Hnfunft  arrival,  greunbfd^aft,  ^iife 
cheese,  !?eftion  lesson,  ^cifig  cage,  ©ebirge  range  of  moun- 
tains, greif)eit  freedom,  ^orer  hearer,  iBcicferei  bakery, 
(Sonrage,  SD^etobie,  9^atfel  riddle,  ^aifertum  empire,  SD^abd^en, 
^fjeid^tum,  ©prad^e  speech,  ^raft  force,  SD^nfif,  SSiiterid^  ty- 
rant, @nteri(^  drake,  ?age  situation,  (Sprofeling  sprout,  gittid^ 
pinion,  SBilbni^  desert,  ^atigfeit  activity,  ^rrtum  error, 
5^ation,  ©ebiiube  building,  ©rammatif  grammar,  grciu^ 
lein,  iBufen  bosom,  5Iuge,  ®iite,  9^ame,  @arten,  (Sd^ug  shot, 
@ffig  vinegar,  ^erfon,  S^ad^barin  neighbor,  9^ad^barfd^aft 
neighborhood,  ^ad)t,  (B(i)la(i)t  battle,  53rauerei  brewery, 
^l^ilofopl^ie,  2(ltertum  antiquity,  3SogIein  little  bird,  ^offnung 
hope,  Ofen  stove,  grembltng  stranger,  §omg  honey,  ©tunbc 
hour,  ©eftd^t  face,  9?iefe  giant,  SD^ajeftat  majesty. 


76         IltoIHge  unb  brollige  (5efd?td}ten 

^ic  f8titUv  unb  bet  Scl^rer 

(gin  (Sd^ufter,  etn  (Sc^netber  unb  ein  ^ifd&Ier  berieten  ftc^ 
tDegen  ber  fc^lec^ten  3^iten*  ©ie  rebeten  lange  ^n  unb  |)er, 
aber  fetner  mufete  5lb()Ufe» 

^a  fagte  ber  (Sc^neiber: 
5      „SSi6t  il^r  tDa^,  h)ir  f)oren  einfad^  auf  ju  arbeiten,    ^ir 
finb  ^anbnjerfer,  aber  J^eutptage  t)erbtent  ein  SBettler  mt\)v 
aU  ein  §anbn)erfer,    ^afet  un^  Settler  tDerben," 

^ie  anberen  tDaren  bamit  jufrieben.    (Sie  fc^niirten  alfo 
tl^re  ©ilnbel,  [tedften  if)rc  lefeten  "iPfennige  in  bie  Xa\(^t  unb 
lo  Qingen  auf  bie  ©trafee*     B^^^f^  trafen  fie  einen  reid^en 
SBierbrauer. 

„53itte  geben  ©ie  un^  etn)a^  ®elb/'  begann  ber  ©d^ufter, 
„tDir  iDoKen  un6  etma^  p  effen  f  auf  en," 

„®etb!"  anttDortete  ber  ^rauer,  „id^  f)abe  felbft  fein  ®elb, 
15  S)ie  Jemperenster  t)erberben  ntir  ha^  ^an^t  ®efd^aft," 

!Die  brei  §anbn)erfer  aber  glaubten  il^m  nid^t,  pnigelten 
xi)n  get)orig  burd^  unb  iagten  il^n  fort, 

Sinem  jn)eiten,  ber  ^aufmann  mar,  ging  eg  nid^t  beffer, 
(Snblid^  fam  ein  2d)xtx  baf)er, 
20      ,,Hd^,  geben  ©ie  un6  bod^  ettDa^  ®elb/'  fagte  ber  ©d^neiber, 
„n)ir  mollen  un^  etma^  ju  effen  faufen," 

„?iebe  ^inber,"  anttDortete  ber  2d)nx,  „id^  f^aht  felbft  faunt 
genug,  id^  bin  ncimlid^  ^el^rer," 

„?e]^rer!"  riefen  bie  brei  aug  einem  SKunbe,    „©ie  amter 
25  9Kann!" 

©d^nell  sogen  fie  i^re  le^ten  ^fennige  l^erbor  unb  gaben 
fie  bem  Se^rer,  „©o,"  fagte  ber  3:ifd^ler,  „ie^t  gef)en  ©ie 
unb  faufen  ©ie  fid^  etlDa^  ju  effen*  ©ie  finb  gemife  red^t 
l^ungrig." 


IHolIige  un6  brollige  ©efd?id?ten         77 

The  Beggars  and  the  Teacher 

One  day  three  beggars  were  sitting  by  the  stove  in 
their  cozy  room  and  talking  together.  ^'The  times  are 
hard,"  said  the  first  one,  ^'so  let's  quit  begging.  A 
mechanic  earns  more  than  a  beggar  nowadays.  Let 
us  become  mechanics."  5 

'* Mechanics!"  shouted  the  second  one.  *' Mechan- 
ics —  they  are  always  hungry,  I  tell  you.  Let  us 
become  brewers;  they  have  money  in  their  pockets." 

**Yes,  if  the  prohibitionists  do  not  spoil  their  busi- 
ness,"  said   the  third  beggar.     ^'Why  not  put   our  lo 
last  pennies  together  and  become  merchants?" 

"A  merchant  is  no  better  off  than  the  others," 
declared  the  first  beggar.  ^'But  I  know  what  we  can 
do.  We  will  visit  the  houses  of  mechanics,  brewers, 
and  merchants,  and  see  who  has  the  most  money.  15 
The  one  who  gives  us  most  has  of  course  the  best 
business." 

The  other  two  beggars  believed  their  friend  and 
were  satisfied.     First  they  went  to  the  house  of  a 
cobbler,  but  the  cobbler  smiled  and  said:  ''My  dear  20 
children,  I  have  scarcely  enough  for  myself  and  my 
family." 

At  the  brewer's  they  did  not  fare  any  better,  and 
the  merchant  chased  them  out  into  the  street.    Finally 
one  beggar  said:  ''I  know  what  we  can  do.    Let  us  25 
become  teachers;  they  always  have  money." 

"Teachers!"  cried  the  others.    ''We'll  teach  you!" 

Thereupon  they  thrashed  him  soundly  and  —  re- 
mained beggars. 


.78         ^ollige  unb  brollige  ^efd^id^ten 

(BpttdinifnuQ    19 

SBarum  berteten  fid^  ber  (Sd^u[ter,  ber  (Sd^neiber  unb  hex 
^ifd^Ier?  ^avtn  fie  mit  if)rer  58eratung  balb  fertlg? 
iBarum  benn  nic^t?  3Sarum  fagte  ber  (Sc^neiber,  bafe  fie 
aufboren  follten  p  arbeiten?  SSa^  tDoIIte  er  tDerben?  ^e^ 
fd^reiben  (Sie  mir  einen  Settler!  ^k  fiebt  er  au^,  tuie  ift 
er  atTQefleibet,  tDag  mac^t  er?  ^onnen  ^ie  mir  bie  9^amen 
t)erfd^iebener  §atxbh)erfe  geben?  53on  n)em  faufen  iDir  alk^, 
ma^  auf  unferen  SO^ittag^tifc^  fommt?  SKer  mad^t  ben  Xifd^ 
felbft?  SSer  mad^t  unfere  ^leiber,  unfere  giite,  unfere 
<Sd^ube,  unb  fo  njeiter?  SSen  b^ben  bie  brei  S8ettler  juerft 
getroffen?  3Ba^  fagte  ber  ^rauer,  aU  fie  &dh  b^ben 
mottten?  SSer  berbarb  bent  53rauer  ba^  ©efd^aft?  SSa6 
ntad^ten  \>a  bie  ^Settler,  ba  fie  bent  ^rauer  nid^t  glaubten? 

3utn   ^tnpragen 

Give  the  gender,  the  nominative  and  genitive  sin- 
gular, and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following  words : 
3eiten,  2lbbilfe,  ^anbtnerf,  58iinbel,  "ipfennige,  (gtrafee, 
@elb,  3uaenb,  ^ugenb,  ^etten,  tud^en,  tud&e,  ^od^in, 
^opf,  3itnmer,  ©d^luffel,  tartoffein,  tafe,  ^lafe,  ©tabt, 
3abre,  JeKer,  ^affen,  (^ebet,  mmtt,  SBall,  ^ieber. 

Give  the  German  for:  I  tell  you  what;  we'll  just 
stop  working;  they  did  not  believe  him;  finally  a 
teacher  came  along;  I'm  a  teacher,  you  know;  they 
took  counsel  regarding  the  hard  times. 

Give  in  German  an  oral  description  of  your  best 
friend.  Do  not  consume  more  than  two  minutes  of 
the  time  of  the  class. 

Translate  into  German  Exercise  on  page  128. 


irtolltge  unb  brollige  ®efd?id?ten         79 

Grammar  Review 

39.  For  determining  gender  from  the  meaning  of  a  word, 
see  p.  xxiv. 

40.  Compared  with  English  German  makes  small  use 
of  the  participial  clause  with  the  present  participle.  When 
this  clause  sustains  to  its  sentence  the  adverbial  relation- 
ship of  time,  cause,  or  manner,  it  is  generally  best  resolved 
into  a  dependent  clause  preceded  by  the  proper  conjunc- 
tion.    Examples  follow: 

.  Not  knowing  he  was  at  home  ha  i(^  nid^t  tDufete,  ba^  er  gu 
^aufe  tt)ar;  coming  into  the  room,  I  saw  her  aU  id)  in  bie 
(Stube  f)inelntrat,  fa()  ic^  [te;  before  leaving  the  house  I  closed 
the  windows  ti)t  id}  ia^  $au^  Derliefe,  mad^te  ic^  bie  genfter 
gu;  having  no  money,  I  could  not  go  iDetl  ic^  fein  ®elb 
l^tte,  fonnte  ic^  nic^t  gef)en;  we  make  others  laugh  by  laugh- 
ing ourselves  inbem  (or  baburd^,  bai)  tcir  felbft  lad^en, 
madden  tt)ir  anbere  lac^en;  he  went  on  speaking,  looking  at 
his  friend  er  fu()r  fort  p  reben,  inbem  er  ben  greunb  an\a\); 
after  bathing,  he  went  to  bed  nad^bem  er  fid^  gebabet  f)atte, 
ging  er  su  ^ett;  crying,  as  if  her  heart  would  break,  she 
went  away  inbem  fie  toeinte,  aU  tuenn  i\)X  ba^  §era  bred^eu 
tDoIIte,  Qtng  fie  fort. 

41.  Resolve  all  the  present  participles  in  the  following 
sentences  into  dependent  clauses:  i.  By  helping  others 
we  help  ourselves.  2.  Not  being  able  to  go  himself,  he 
did  not  wish  his  friend  to  go.  3.  Coming  back  from  his 
journey,  he  found  his  father  was  sick.  4.  Going  to  bed 
early  makes  us  healthy  [use  tDenn].  5.  Arriving  at  the 
depot,  I  found  my  train  had  gone.  6.  After  waiting  an 
hour  for  her,  I  went  to  the  theater  alone.  7.  Laughing 
aloud,  he  said  that  he  had  never  before  heard  so  funny  a 
story.  8.  Being  sick,  of  course  I  did  not  have  a  merry 
Christmas.  9.  Looking  at  me  coldly,  he  asked  me  what 
I  wanted.  10.  The  day  being  warm,  I  took  a  long  walk. 
II.  You  make  me  quite  unhappy  by  acting  so.  12.  Say- 
ing that  he  would  be  back  next  week,  my  brother  went  to 
Berlin. 


80         IHoIltge  un5  brollige  ^efd?id}tcn 

©in  %htu\>  hti  ^mfcffot  Sebetmantt 

^ur  felten  \at)  man  fo  t)telc  @afte  bel  ^rof.  Dr.  2ehtx^ 

matin,  benn  er  lebte  faft  nur  fiir  feine  iESiffenfc^aft.    §entc 

abet  tDar  fein  ©ebnrt^tag,  unb  ba  njnrbe  eine  5lu^naf)mc 

gemad^t,    ^ie  ©cifte  fafeen  nod^  bei  einer  Xa\\t  ^affce  nm 

5  ben  grofeen  Xi\^  im  (Spelfesimmer, 

5lnf  einer  ®elte  be^  Zi\d)t^  fafeen  "iprof.  ?ebermann  unb 
iprtbatbojent  ^auer  im  eifrigften  (S^efprcid^e, 

„®ie  bcilten  alfo  bie  §anbf(^rift  C*  filr  eine  ^opie  ber 
^anbfc^rift  A,,  ^err  ^rofeffor?" 
lo      „5ltterbing^,  $err  ^oftor," 

„Unb  iDie  erflciren  6ie  ben  Unterfd^ieb  ber  Zticit?" 

„(Bd)v  einfad^."  —  9lun  f)ielt  ber  ^rofeffor  eine  lange  $Rebe 
ilber  fel^r  ge]()eimni^do((e  ©ad^en, 

„5lber,  2lIot)fiu6/'  unterbrad^  enblid^  feine  grau  ba^  ge^ 
IS  lel^rte  ©efprad^,  „bie  §erren  tDoIlen  bod^  raud^en," 

„^iebe  gran/'  entgegnete  ber  ^rofeffor,  „fo  lafe  fie  bod^ 
raud^en;  id^  f)abe  tDirflid^  nid^t^  bagegen."  Unb  bamit  fe^te 
er  fein  ©efprad^  mit  bem  ^ritjatbojenten  fort, 

„^ein,  biefe  gelel^rten  §erren!''  feufjte  gran  ^rofeffor. 
20  „Tlit  meinem  5IRann  ift  e^  nid^t  au«su^)alten,    ^^  glaube, 
id^  mufe  bie  3tgarren  felbft  f)emm  reid^en." 

5^un  murbe  bie  ^afel  aufgeboben,  unb  man  ging  in  ben 
(Salon,  ^ier  murben  t)erfd^iebene  (Sreigniffe  befproc^en.   Um 
elf  Ubr  brad^en  bie  ®afte  auf.    9J?an  banfte  filr  ben  genufe^ 
25  reid^en  5lbenb.    5lber  mo  ift  ber  §err  ^rofeffor? 

©erabe  eben  tritt  er  in  iBegleitung  be^  ^riDatbojenten  au^ 
bem  (gpeifejimmer  mit  ben  iSSorten:  „^k  gefagt,  §err 
^Doftor,  morgen  friit)  t)ergleid^en  mir  bie  ^anbfd^riften  nod^ 
cinmal/' 


ZHoIIige  nnb  brolltge  6efcf?tcf?ten        81 

The  Absentminded  Professor 

Professor  Ledermann  and  Dr.  Kauer  were  sitting 
at  one  end  of  the  table  and  talking  about  manuscripts 
and  other  mysterious  things.  Suddenly  the  profes- 
sor's wife  entered  the  room  and  said:  ^^Aloysius,  the 
guests  are  waiting  for  you.''  5 

"My  dear  Antoinette,"  replied  the  professor,  "the 
guests  will  have  to  wait.    I  have  really  no  time  now." 

Antoinette  sighed.  "But  Aloysius,"  she  said,  "you 
promised  to  make  an  exception  to-day." 

"Impossible!  I  am  certain  that  manuscript  A  is  an  lo 
exact  copy  of  C";  and  soon  the  learned  gentleman  was 
again  in  an  eager  discussion  with  the  doctor. 

Meanwhile  the  guests  sat  around  the  table  in  the 
dining-room,  talking  about  the  happenings  of  the  week. 

At  eleven  o'clock  Professor  Ledermann  and  Dr.  15 
Kauer  entered.  Just  then  one  of  the  guests  rose  to 
make  a  speech.  He  thanked  the  hosts  for  the  en- 
joyable evening.  "We  know,"  he  said,  "that  the 
professor  lives  only  for  his  science,  but  to-day  is  his 
birthday,  and  —  "  20 

At  this  moment  Ledermann  interrupted  the  speaker. 

"About   whose   birthday   are   you   speaking?" 

"About  your  birthday,  professor." 

"About  my  birthday?" 

"To  be  sure."  25 

"But  I  was  born  in  1850,"  replied  Ledermann. 

"Yes,  to-day  is  your  60th  birthday." 

"Quite  right,"  said  the  Professor  —  '^but  how  do 
you  account  for  the  difference  in  the  dates?" 


82         ZrtoIIige  un6  brolltge  6efd?td?ten 

SSarum  fal^  man  nur  felten  fo  Diele  ®afte  bet  Sebermann^? 
SSarum  murbe  l^eute  eine  Hu^na^me  gemac^t?  SSa6  tran^ 
fen  bie  (^afte?  iSSo  fafeen  fie  noc^?  SSer  fafe  neben  ^ro= 
feffor  Sebermann?  ^a^  fiir  ein  ^efprad^  fiil^rten  bie  beiben? 
^oriiber  unterf)ielten  fie  fid^?  SSarum  unterbrad^  enblic^  bie 
gran  ha^  ^efprcic^?  iG3a6  moltten  bie  §erren  raud^en? 
SSa^  mar  bie  5Intmort  be^  'iprof effort?  SSanim  feuf^te  bie 
gran?  3Ba^  mufete  fie  felbft  tun?  ^obin  ging  man,  nad^= 
bem  bie  ^Tafet  anfgeboben  tuar?  ^ennen  @ie  ein  anbere^ 
iffiort  fUr  (Salon?  SSa^  macule  man  im  Salon?  Um  n)iet)iel 
Ubr  bracken  bie  ©cifte  auf?  iSSofiir  banfte  man?  ^o  mar 
aber  ber  §err  ^rofeffor?  iSSa^  fagte  er,  al^  er  in  ^egleitung 
be^  "ipribatbojenten  au^  bem  Speifejimmer  trat? 

3um   @in^ragen 

Give  the  gender,  the  nominative  and  genitive  singu- 
lar, and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following  words: 
5lbenb,  ®dfte,  5Siffenfd^aft,  Hu^nabme,  Xaffe,  ^affee,  Speife^ 
simmer,  ®efprad)e,  §anbfd^rift,  Unterfd^ieb,  dttbt,  Sadden, 
^igarren,  3:afel,  (Sreigniffe,  9}?orgenfd^ul)e,  'ipafet,  Spiegel, 
5ebern)ifc[)er,  Sdf)irm,  ilSanb. 

Give  the  German  for:  an  exception  was  made; 
they  were  still  sitting  over  a  cup  of  coffee;  he  gave  a 
long  talk;  I  believe  I'll  have  to  do  it  myself;  various 
happenings  were  discussed;  he  was  just  walking  out 
of  the  dining-room;  they  broke  up  at  eleven. 

Give  in  German  an  oral  description,  lasting  not 
more  than  five  minutes,  of  your  home. 

Translate  into  German  Exercise  on  page  129. 


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Grammar  Review 

4!?.  One  of  the  modal  auxiliaries  biirfen  has  no  cognate 
in  English,  but  ntogen,  fonnen,  follen,  tDollen,  and  milffcn 
have.  These  English  cognates,  however,  are  highly  de- 
fective. Four  of  them  {mayj  can,  shall,  will)  have  but 
two  tenses  each,  a  fifth  (must)  only  one.  As  a  result  we 
have  to  translate  the  German  auxiliaries  by  paraphrases, 
which  adds  to  the  difficulty  already  existent  in  these  words 
because  of  their  many  idiomatic  usages. 

When  preceded  by  a  dependent  infinitive,  the  past  par- 
ticiple of  fbnnen  is  identical  in  form  with  the  infinitive: 
3(i)  f)abe  e^  nid^t  tun  fonnen.  If  the  dependent  infinitive 
be  absent,  we  say  3^  f)abe  e«  nid^t  gefonnt, 

43.  !Da^  farm  fein  that  may  be;  fo  fd^nett  id^  nur  farm  as 
fast  as  I  possibly  can;  cr  {)atte  e^  tun  fonnen  he  might  have 
done  it;  er  fann  nid^t^  baflir  he  is  not  to  blame;  man  fann 
nid^t  miff  en  there  is  no  telling;  fannft  bu  T)mt\d)?  do  you 
know  German?  barauf  fonnen  ©te  ftolj  fein  you  have  reason 
to  be  proud  of  that;  er  fonnte  nid^t  Qe{)en  he  was  unable  to 
go.    Translate  into  German  the  following  sentences: 

I.  Do  they  know  their  lesson  well?  2.  If  he  is  unable 
to  see,  he  must  be  blind.  3.  It  may  be  that  you  had  better 
[use  follen]  go  to  a  doctor.  4.  He  was  not  to  blame  that 
she  was  unhappy.  5.  He  knows  various  languages,  but 
not  French.  6.  Will  you  be  able  to  go  to  the  theater  with 
me  to-night?  7.  Oh,  I  dare  say!  [  =  oh,  that  may  be!] 
8.  He  might  have  helped  me,  if  he  had  only  wanted  to 
[e^].    9.  Could    you    tell    me    the    name    of    this   street? 

10.  You  have  reason  to  be  proud  of  your  eldest  son. 

11.  There  is  no  knowing  (or  telling)  what  may  hap- 
pen. 12.  My  brother  can  whistle;  I  wish  that  I  might, 
too.  13.  I  shall  not  be  able  to  give  you  so  much  money. 
14.  I  saw  him  yesterday,  and  he  had  not  been  able  to  go. 


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©iltiefter 

9}hitter  unb  (So^n  (agen  ftd^  in  ben  airmen,  ^apa  lad^tc 
liber  ba^  ganje  ©eftc^t;  Caroline,  ble  stt)anaigid^nge  ^od^tcr, 
ftanb  ha  ganj  geru{)rt,  unb  ber  flelne  Tlaic  tan^te  mie  ein 
gotten  l^erum  unb  rief  bel  jebent  sprung:  „T>a^  tft  aber 
5  famo^!"  !Denn  fein  grower  iBruber  Otto  mar  juriid  bon  ber 
flelnen  ®arnifon  fern  an  ber  fran^ofifd^en  ®renje,  in  meld^er 
er  Seutnant  mar.  Tlaic  fonnte  bie  flotte  Uniform  unb  htn 
fd^neibigen  (Sd^nurrbart  nid^t  genug  beiDunbem. 

„@ie6en  mir  i)eute  abenb  bod^  iBlei?"  fagte  Otto  enblid^. 
lo      „@i  freilid^!"   anttDortetc  Caroline.    „a)^a^  {)at  geftern 
fd^on  ©liidf^taler  gefauft:  bie  ^aler  au^  ^(ei,  bie  urn  biefc 
3ett  ieber  ^lentpner  in  Berlin  berfauft." 

„3a/'  rief  Tla^  jubelnb,  frfiir  SD^inna,  ha^  ^ienftntabd^en, 
l^ab^  id^  aud^  jmei  gebrad^t.    ^SieKeid^t  finbet  fie  bann  eincn 
15  (Scibet  unb  einen  ^ranj  int  (Sinter." 

S^^n  ^D^inuten  t)or  jmotf  legten  5laroIine  unb  S^aj  if)re 
©ludf^taler  in  eine  ^ol^lenfd^aufel,  unb  ntit  bent  (Sd^lagc 
jtDoIf  goffen  fie  ba6  gefd^moljene  ^lei  in  einen  (Sinter  boK 
Gaffer. 
20  ^raufeen  (auteten  bie  ^ird^glodfen,  unb  iiberatl  I)ortc 
man  „^rofit  5^euiaf)r,  profit  9^euiat)r!"  ^ie  XRitglieber 
ber  gamilie  umarmten  einanber,  unb  unter  Innigen  SSUn^ 
fd^en  begann  ba^  neue  3af)r. 

"Maic  na{)m  ba6  ^lei  au6  bem  SBaffer.    SBeld^e  tounber* 
25  lid^en  gormen! 

„f  aroline/'  rief  er,  „bu  loirft  einen  (gd^omfteinfeger  l^ei^ 
raten.    §ier  ift  eine  i^eiter  unb  ein  D^ing  au^  SBIei." 

^a^  Winna,  ba^  ^ienftmcibd^en,  loolj)!  gefunben  Ijat? 
SSirflid^,  einen  53IeifoIbaten! 


ZTtoIIi^e  nnb  brolltge  ^cfd?td)ten         85 

New  Year's  Eve 

Minna  is  a  servant-girl  and,  as  she  lives  in  a  big 
family,  she  has  to  work  the  whole  day  like  mad.  She 
runs  upstairs  and  downstairs,  makes  beds,  washes 
dishes,  floors,  and  clothes,  sets  the  table,  and  does  a 
thousand  other  things.  S 

In  the  evenings,  however,  she  is  usually  happy.  For 
Jochen  always  comes  —  Jochen  is  the  rookie  of  Major 
von  Bielefeld  —  and  together  they  sit  downstairs  in 
front  of  the  door  and  talk. 

But  to-night  Minna  is  sad.  For  Jochen  in  his  lo 
jaunty  uniform,  Jochen  who  has  such  a  dapper  mus- 
tache, is  he  not  far  away  in  a  little  town  on  the  French 
border?  Jochen  has  promised  to  marry  her,  but  will 
he  forget?  Jochen  is  very  young,  and  there  are  pretty 
servant-girls  in  every  village  —  is 

A  knock  at  the  door. 

With  a  leap,  Minna  runs  to  open  it,  and  then  she 
stands  still  deeply  thrilled,  for  in  the  door  is  her 
soldier. 

At  just  this  moment  one  hears  from  everywhere  the  20 
exultant  cries:  '^ Happy  New  Year!''  ''Happy  New 
Year!"     The    clock   in    the   kitchen    strikes    twelve. 
Jochen  and  Minna  embrace. 

'' Minna,"  laughs  Jochen,  ''this  is  fine,  I  tell  you!     I 
have   brought   with   me   some   luck-dollars.      Quick,  25 
some  water!" 

Minna's  two  dollars  melt.  One  becomes  a  saber, 
the  other  a  bridal  wreath.  And  everyone  knows  what 
that  means. 


86         2TtoIItge  unb  brollige  ^efd?id?ten 

T)tx  iDieDiette  ift  f)eute?  SSa^  fiir  better  l^aben  h)ir? 
SSann  ift  (Sibefter?  ^anxm  freuten  ftc^  bie  (Sltern,  ben 
jungen  Tlann  ju  fef)en?  SSoran  faun  man  fef)en,  bafe  ber 
fteine  Tlaic  fic^  aud^  freute?  SSot)er  irar  Otto  eben  gefom^ 
men?  ^o  mar  bie  ©arnifon?  iCSa^  fiir  ein  Offtgier  mar 
Dtto?  ^a^  fonnte  9}2aj  nic^t  genug  bemunbem?  SBa§ 
moKten  bie  ^inber  fpciter  am  5lbenb  tun?  ^a^  ftnb  benn 
©lud^taler?  Ber  derfauft  fie  um  biefe  S^afire^^eit?  giir 
men  f)atte  Tlaic  jmei  ©liirf^tarer  gefauft?  SKa^  miirbe  ba6 
bebenten,  menn  9}?inna  einen  (Sabel  unb  einen  ^ranj  im 
©imer  fanbe?  ^BSoju  brand)t  man  ^ran^e  in  ^eutfd^Ianb? 
SBann  goffen  bie  jungen  ?eute  ba^  gefd^moljene  ^lei  in  ben 
(Simer? 

3utn   QxnptaQtn 

Learn  and  recite  the  following  fifteen  words  which 
belong  to  the  mixed  declension  [nine  masculines  and 
six  neuters] :  ber  SBauer  peasant,  ber  5^ad^bar  neighbor, 
ber  ^antoffel  slipper,  ber  53etter  cousin,  ber  T)oxn 
thorn,  ber  (See  lake,  ber  (Sd^merj  pain,  ber  (Staat  state, 
ber  (Stral)l  ray;  ba^  $(uge  eye,  ba^  53ett  bed,  ba^  @nbe 
end,  ba§  §emb  shirt,  ha^  Of)r  ear,  ba^  §ers  [gen. 
^erjen^]  heart. 

Give  the  German  for:  Papa's  face  was  wreathed  in 
smiles;  he  danced  about  like  a  young  colt;  my,  but 
that's  fine!;  why,  of  course!;  you  are  going  to  marry 
a  soldier;  about  this  time. 

Tell  in  German  the  story  of  Heine's  poem  „®ic 
Lorelei." 

Translate  into  German  Exercise  on  page  131. 


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Grammar  Review 

44.  When  preceded  by  a  dependent  infinitive,  the  past 
participle  of  biirfcn  is  identical  in  form  with  the  infinitive: 
3d)  l^abe  c«  ntc&t  tun  biirfen.  If  the  dependent  infinitive  be 
absent,  we  say  3^  l)aht  e^  nlc^t  geburft.  ^arf  id)  urn  bie 
^artoffeln  bitten?  may  I  ask  you  for  the  potatoes?;  bu  barfft 
fo  ettDO^  nid^t  fagen  you  mustn't  say  that  sort  of  thing;  ic^ 
barf  ()eutc  nld^t  au^0e()en  I  am  obliged  to  stay  at  home  to-day; 
id)  l)abc  e^  nic^t  tun  biirfen  I  have  not  been  allowed  to  do  it; 
er  barf  nur  befe()Ien  he  has  only  to  command;  tt)enn  id)  mid) 
fo  au^briidfen  barf  if  I  may  be  allowed  the  expression;  er 
barf  fid^  biefe^  fd^on  erlauben  he  is  at  liberty  to  do  this;  man 
barf  i)offen  it  is  to  be  hoped;  id^  barf  be()aupten  I  dare  assert; 
ha^  bilrfte  h)of)I  tva^x  fein  that  may  well  be  the  case. 

45.  Translate  the  following  sentences  into  German: 
I.  May  I  trouble  you  for  another  piece  of  cake?  2.  May 
he  stay  away  from  school  to-day?  3.  Might  I  inquire  who 
the  man  opposite  me  is?  4.  You  mustn't  do  that  sort  of 
thing;  it  is  injurious  to  your  health.  5.  I  was  obliged  to 
stay  in  all  day.  6.  He  has  only  to  tell  me  what  he  wants 
and  I  shall  be  glad  to  obey  him.  7.  Young  man,  your 
mustache  is  quite  magnificent,  if  I  may  so  express  my- 
self. 8.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  as  you  grow  older  you  will 
grow  wiser.  9.  I  dare  affirm  that  he  is  the  brightest  boy 
in  the  class.  10.  You  were  at  liberty  to  do  that,  if  you 
cared  to,  but  it  was  not  quite  honest.  11.  It  may  well 
be  that  I  shall  not  go  to  Europe  until  next  summer. 
12.  Why  did  I  not  go?  Because  I  was  not  allowed  to 
[omit  the  dependent  infinitive].  13.  Is  the  child  really  so 
sick  that  it  is  not  permitted  to  study?  14.  They  should 
not  have  been  permitted  to  do  that.  15.  May  I  ask  you 
for  the  bread?  16.  You  should  be  careful;  you  may 
easily  become  ill  again.  17.  That  may  well  be  the  truth, 
of  course. 


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^Paragra^]^  1 

Hm  gufec  be^  §arje6  liegt  ein  fletne^  S)orf,  ba^  Iieifet 
Slltroba,  ^ie  (Stnh)of)ner  t)on  5lltn>ba  tDaren  aHe  ^auern* 
5ln  ^od^entagen  arbelteten  fie  fleifeig,  aber  jeben  (5onntag= 
nac^mittag  fafeen  fie  in  ber  (gc^enfe  unb  fprad^en  iiber  bie 
5  fd^led^ten  3^iten  nnb  bie  ^oUtif,  53on  ben  fc^Iec^ten  3^iten 
iDnfeten  fie  \t^x  t)iel,  aber  bon  ber  *iPolitif  nur  fel^r  menig. 
„^ie  fc^lec^ten  3^iten  fommen  t)on  ber  *iPoIitif  unb  bie  ^olitif 
mad^t  fd^tec^te  3^tten/'  ha^  mar  i^re  ganje  2Bei^f)eit, 

^eute  fafeen  fie  toieber  in  ber  (Sc^enfe,  aber  nid^t  um  iiber 
lo  ^olitif  gu  bi^putieren,  o  nein!    $eute  moltten  ®ie  einen 
93erein  griinben,  ben  ^Serein  „Hmerifa." 

3Bie  Wax  ha^  gefommen? 

53or  furjer  3^it  h)ar  ein  grember  au^  Hmerifa  in  2l(troba 
gemefen  unb  !)atte  ben  ^auern  t)ie(  toon  feiner  §eimat  er3af)(t, 
IS  3)a  l^atten  benn  bie  guten  !Oeute  mit  eigenen  Ol^ren  folgenbe^ 
gel^ort:  3)ie  (Steuem  in  5(merifa  finb  fef)r  niebrig.  ^a^ 
gleifd^  foftet  menig,  ha^  (Sffen  int  SSirt^l^au^  foftet  gar  nid^t^. 
^er  ^aifer  l^eifet  *iprdfibent,  ^eber  fann  auf  ben  ^rafiben= 
ten  fd^impfen  fo  t)iet  n)ie  er  milt. 
2o  „^a^  ift  ja  ba^  reine  *!(3arabie6!"  l^atte  einer  ber  93auem 
i>a  au^gerufen.  „Unb  h)ir  fii^en  f)ier,  bejal^len  ^o\)t  ©teuern 
unb  biirfen  ben  2)^unb  nid^t  aufmad^en.  ^tha,  ^irt! 
5^od^  ein  ®Ml" 

„§od^  ba^  freie  Smerifa!  §od^!  $od^!" 
25      Unb  am  nad^ften   ©onntag  griinbeten  fie  ben  SSerein 
5Imerifa.    ^ie^  ift  ber  erfte  "iparagrapt)  ber  93erfaffung  be^ 
neuen  5Serein^: 

3ebe^  SD^itglieb  barf  fd^impfen,  mann  e6  toiff,  too  e«  toitt, 
unb  auf  men  e^  mid. 


ZnoIIigc   un5  brollige   ^cfd?td}ten         89 

The  Origin  of  a  Republic 

An  American  who  was  traveling  in  Germany  came 
to  Altroda,  a  little  village  at  the  foot  of  the  Harz 
Mountains.  It  was  Sunday,  and  most  of  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Altroda  were  sitting  in  the  village  inn.  Here 
they  drank  and  talked  about  the  hard  times,  poli-  5 
tics,  and  many  other  things  of  which  they  knew  but 
little.  That  day  they  discussed  the  question:  ^'Do 
hard  times  make  politics  or  do  politics  make  hard 
times?" 

The  American  listened  for  a  while  and  then  said:     10 

*'My  dear  people,  we  Americans  live  better  and 
more  cheaply  than  you  Germans.  You  see,  we  have 
no  king  to  whom  we  must  pay  taxes.  We  have  a 
president  who  must  do  what  we  desire.  Food  and 
drink  are  very  cheap.  The  meals  in  American  inns  15 
are  free;  you  pay  only  for  the  drinks.  Indeed,  my 
country  is  a  veritable  paradise." 

The  farmers  of  Altroda  listened  with  amazement. 

Finally  one  said: 

'^And  —  have  you  no  politics  in  America?"  20 

"Politics!"  exclaimed  the  American.  "No,  for  you 
know,  America  is  a  republic." 

"Three  cheers  for  the  great  republic!"  cried  the 
farmers,  and  the  following  Sunday  they  were  sitting 
in  the  inn  again  —  in  order  to  found  a  republic.  25 

Who  do  you  suppose  was  their  first  president?  • 

The  innkeeper. 

After  that  the  meals  in  his  inn  were  not  free,  but 
they  were  very  cheap. 


90        IHoIIige   unb  brolltge  ©efd?td}ten 

^0  liegt  ber  $ars?  iCSelc^er  beruf)mtc  beutfc^e  !^i(^ter 
l^at  eine  ^ar^reife  befd^rieben?  Bennett  (Bit  irgenb  etn  ©ebid^t 
Don  biefem  !Di(^ter?  (Sagen  (Sie  ba6  Sieb  bor,  ba^  mit  ben 
3Borten  anfangt:  S)u  bift  tote  eine  iBlume,  5£Bo  liegt  ba^ 
Heine  ^orf  HItroba?  SSa^  n)aren  alte  (Sinh)of)ner  be^ 
!Dorf^?  :De!tinieren  ®ie  ba^  SSort  „^aner"!  ilSa^  taten 
fie  an  ^Soc^entagen?  i£3o  fafeen  fie  aber  be6  <Sonntag^? 
^Boriiber  unterf)ielten  fie  fic^?  SBa^  mnfeten  fie  am  menig- 
ften,  am  beften?  ^orin  beftanb  if)re  ganje  SSei^f)eit?  S[Bar== 
um  bi^putierten  fie  ^)ente  nic^t?  SSie  ift  e^  gefommen,  bafe 
fie  einen  herein  griinben  mollen?  iCSer  h)ar  t)or  fnrser  3cit 
in  HItroba  gemefen?  ilBotJon  f)atte  er  t)iel  ersa{)lt?  3[Bie 
iDaren  bie  ®tenem  in  2lmerifa?  SSa^  befam  man  umfonft 
in  \)tn  $3irts!)aufem?  SBie  \)d^t  ber  amerifanifc^e  ^aifer? 

Sum   ^inpragen 

Give  the  gender,  the  nominative  and  genitive  singu- 
lar, and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following  words : 
tiempner,  5lrmen,  ©efi^t,  sprung,  5of)len,  ©arnifon, 
©renje,  Uniform,  ©d^nurrbart,  ^lei,  ©lud^taler,  (Bahd, 
^ranj,  (Simer,  ^o^Ienf(f)aufeI,  ^^eujafir,  Seiter,  gormen, 
dlim,  Berlin,  (Sof)n» 

Give  the  German  for:  as  much  as  he  wants  to;  long 
live  America ! ;  we  are  paying  high  taxes ;  eating  costs 
nothing;  the  village  is  called  Altroda;  they  heard  it 
with  their  own  ears;  every  member  may  curse  whom 
he  wants  to;  he  told  them  of  his  home. 

Tell  in  German  the  story  of  Goethe's  „®er  grifonig." 

Translate  into  German  Exercise  on  page  133. 


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Grammar  Review 

46.  When  preceded  by  a  dependent  infinitive,  the  past 
participle  of  moflen  is  identical  in  form  with  the  infinitive: 
3d)  t)abe  e^  nic^t  tun  niogen.  If  the  dependent  infinitive  be 
absent,  we  say  3d)  \)aht  e^  nid)t  geTUod^t.  @r  mag  0e()en  he 
may  go;  fie  mag  fagen,  tva^  fie  iDill  let  her  say  whatever  she 
pleases;  iDQg  id)  aud)  tun  mag  no  matter  what  I  do;  e^  mod^te 
bod}  mol^l  beffer  fcin,  tdtnn  it  would  doubtless  be  better 
to  ...  ;  man  mbc^te  narrifd^  toerben  it's  enough  to  drive 
one  mad;  id)  tDilnfc^e,  ba^  cr  fommen  moge  I  wish  he  would 
come;  id)  mag  nic^t  nad^  §aufe  I  don't  want  to  go  home;  id^ 
mag  ii)n  \ti)X  gem  I  like  him  very  much;  id^  mag  §an^  lieber 
al^  ^Rid^arb  I  prefer  Hans  to  Richard;  ba^  ^ing  mag  nod^  fo 
nfirrifd^  fctn  however  foolish  a  thing  may  be;  iDarum  magft 
bu  immer,  tioa^  bu  nid^t  Dermagft?  why  do  you  always  wish 
to  do  what  you  can't  do?;  mag  bod^  bic  gauge  SSelt  e^  miffen! 
the  whole  world  is  welcome  to  know  it. 

47.  Translate   the   following   sentences   into    German: 

1.  I    don't    want    to    stay    at    home    the    whole    day. 

2.  Wouldn't  you  like  to  come  to  [auf]  my  room  this  after- 
noon? 3.  It  would  doubtless  be  better  to  throw  away 
your  old  coat  and  buy  a  new  one.  4.  I  don't  know  why, 
but  I  can't  make  money,  no  matter  what  I  do.  5.  I  do 
not  exactly  hate  him,  but  I  can't  honestly  say  that  I  like 
him  very  much.  6.  I  prefer  his  brother  to  him.  7.  I  do 
not  want  that  coat,  however  cheap  the  thing  may  be;  I 
should  not  take  it  as  a  [pm]  gift.  8.  The  girls  were  wish- 
ing for  two  hours  that  their  visitor  would  go.  9.  My 
poverty  is  no  secret;  let  the  whole  world  know  it,  if  it 
wants  to!  10.  It's  enough  to  make  one  crazy  —  the  way 
she  carries  on!  11.  You  may  say  whatever  you  will;  I 
still  don't  think  you  were  courteous  in  the  matter.  12.  I 
tried  to  do  what  you  asked,  but  have  been  unable  to. 


92         irtollige  unb  brollige  ©efc^id^ten 

S)cr  (Sd^ufter  grol^Iid^  fang  ben  gangen  3:ag»    ^cnn  cr 

cincn  @c^u{)  befol^lte  fang  er  „!Da^  SSanbern  ift  be6  WViikx^ 

^uft,"    ^eint  3ufd^neiben  be^  ^eber^  fang  er  „5ld&,  mie  ift'^ 

moglid^  bann,  bafe  id^  hid)  laffen  fann";  unb  beim  gliden 

5  fang  er  „5(Ee^  neu  mac^t  ber  Tlau" 

3n  ber  ^at)t  ber  SSerf ftatt  be^  ©d^ufter^  mol^nte  tin  alter, 
reid^er  ^unggefelle.  liefer  fonnte  ba6  emige  (gingen  feine^ 
luftigen  5^ad^bar^  nid^t  leiben.  (Sr  ging  alfo  eine^  Hbenb^ 
in  bte  ifiSerfftatt,  legte  einen  ^eutel  mit  ®e(b  auf  ben  Sifd^ 
lo  unb  fagte:  „gro^lid^,  tDiet)ie(  tjerbienen  (Sie  jeben  TOonat?" 
„^enn'^  gut  ge^t,  brelfelg  SD^arf,"  antmortete  grobUd^, 
„tdcnn'^  nid^t  gut  gebt,  flinfjebn  ^axV 

„®ut/'  fagte  ber  9?eid^e,  „\)itx  finb  breifeig  9[)?arf,  aber  ®te 

ntilffen  mir  t)erfpred^en,  einen  Wonai  lang  nid^t  ju  fingen*" 

IS      „^a^  tue  id^  geme,"  ermiberte  ber  (Sd^ufter  unb  banftc 

bent  9^eid^en.    5)iefer  ging  unb  ber  glUdfIid)e  ^anbmerfer 

ftedfte  bag  @elb  in  bie  Jafd^e* 

^en  erften  Xag  ging  e6  ganj  gut,    @r  mu^te  jluar  mel^rere 

9Wa(e  ben  5lnfanggton  eineg  Siebe^  Derfd^Iudfen,  aber  eg  ging 

20  bod^.    ^en  s^eiten  Xag  ging  eg  nid^t  fo  (eid^t.    (Sine  gan^e 

5(nja]^(  fc^oner  SO^elobien  tangten  in  feinem  armen  ^opf  unt= 

ber  unb  tDoltten  binaug  ing  greie,    5lm  britten  ^ag  aber  lief 

er  mie  toll  in  bie  SSobnung  beg  D^eid^en,  legte  ben  ^eutel  mit 

@elb  auf  htn  grofeen,  eleganten  2ifd^  unb  fagte: 

25      ,f§ier  bciben  (Sie  ibr  ®e(b  iDieber,  eg  brennt  in  meiner 

Safd^e  mie  geuer,  htnn  id^  b^^^^  bamit  mein  &\M  Derfauft," 

'^ann  rannte  er  mieber  bittaug,  unb  nod)  auf  ber  Sireppe 

beg  ^Reid^en  fang  er  aug  DoKem  ^erjen:  „SSag  frag'  id&  Diel 

nad^  ®elb  unb  ®ut,  tuenn  id)  jufrieben  bin?" 


Ittolligc   un6  brolligc  (Scfcf?ici? ten         93 

Shoemaker  Frohlich 

One  day  a  rich  old  lady  ran  into  the  workshop  of 
Shoemaker  Frohlich  and  said:  *^I  can  not  endure  your 
everlasting  singing.    I  am  going  mad/' 

**I  live  near  your  workshop,"  continued   the   un- 
happy lady,  ^^and  have  to  sit  the  whole  day  and  hear    5 
you  sing  the  ^Lorelei'  and  the  'Watch  on  the  Rhine.'" 

*'You  are  not  the  first  neighbor  that  does  not  like 
my  singing,"  laughed  Frohlich.  ''There  was  another, 
a  rich  bachelor,  who  promised  me  thirty  marks,  if  I 
would  not  open  my  mouth  for  a  month."  10 

"I  will  gladly  do  that,  also,"  said  the  lady. 

"No,"  replied  the  shoemaker,  ''for  I  became  very 
discontented.  It  was  all  right  the  first  day,  but  after 
that  it  didn't  work  at  all.  I  do  not  care  for  money, 
but  if  I  do  not  sing  the  'Lorelei,'  I  can  not  sole  shoes.  15 
Everyone  must  do  what  he  can.  Perhaps  I  can  not 
sing  well,  but  then  you  can  not  sole  shoes." 

"I  can  make  shoes  as  well  as  you  can  sing." 

"I  don't  believe  that,"  replied  Frohlich,  "but  let 
us  see.  Over  there  on  the  big  table  behind  you  is  an  20 
old  pair  of  shoes.  Sit  right  down  and  begin.  If  you 
can  sole  them  and  patch  them  for  me,  I  shall  never 
again  «ing  even  the  initial-bar  of  the  'Watch  on  the 
Rhine.'  While  you  are  working,  I  must  go  out-of- 
doors,  for  a  whole  lot  of  beautiful  melodies  are  swirl-  25 
ing  around  in  my  head." 

Half  an  hour  later  the  shoemaker  returned.  His 
shop  was  empty!  Happily  he  sang:  "Wandering  is 
the  miller's  joy." 


94         ITtoUigc   unb  brolli^e   ®efd?id?ten 

(Bpxtttiuhvinq    2Z 

SSarum  W^  hex  ©d^ufter  .gro^Iid^?"  SSeld^e^  ?ieb  fang 
cr,  menn  er  einen  (Sc^uf)  befof)lte?  ^er  n)of)nte  in  ber  9^fti)c 
ber  Serfftatt?  @agen  (Ste  mtr  tt)a^  ba6  i£Bort  „3unggc^ 
fcHe"  bebeutet!  ^ie  nennt  man  einen  $D?enfc^en,  beffen 
grau  Qeftorben  ift?  ^a^  fonnte  ber  reic^e  9^ad^bar  nid^t 
(eiben?  ^a^  tat  er  alfo  eine^  5lbenb^?  SSa^  legte  er  auf 
ben  Zi\d)?  Biebiel  t)erbiente  5rof)ad^  jeben  3Wonat?  XBa- 
rum  gab  ber  alte  ^unggefelle  bem  <Sd^ufter  breifeig  9Karf? 
^a^  tat  ber  gllidlid^e  $anbh)erfer,  nad^bem  ber  ^eid^e  fort 
mar?  3Ba^  mufete  ber  ©d^ufter  Derfd^ludfen?  SSie  ging  bie 
(Ba(^t  ben  jmeiten  Xa^?  SSa6  tanjte  in  feinem  ^opf  umf)er? 
SSamm  lief  er  btn  britten  ^ag  mie  toll  in  bie  SSof)nung  beg 
^eid^en?  3Bag  fagte  er,  inbem  er  ben  ^eutel  auf  ben  ^ifd§ 
legte?  ilSarum  t)at  if)m  bag  @elb  in  ber  ^afd^e  loie  geuer 
gebrannt? 

3«m   @inpragcn 

Give  the  gender,  the  nominative  and  genitive  sin- 
gular, and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following  words: 
Qaxi,  !Dorfeg,  ©d^enfe,  B^iten,  ^olitif,  iCSeigf)eit,  S^erein, 
5(merifa,  grember,  §eimat,  £)^xtn,  6teuem,  gteifd^,  (Sffen, 
!^eute,  taifer,  ^rttfibenten,  SSirtgliaug,  ^arabieg,  S^hinb, 
©onntag,  ^erfaffung,  ^aragrap]^» 

Give  the  German  for:  while  cutting  out  the  leather; 
when  he  was  patching;  how  much  do  you  earn  a 
month?;  I'll  do  that  gladly;  he  thanked  the  rich  man; 
I  sold  my  happiness  for  it;  he  couldn't  stand  Froh- 
lich's  everlasting  singing;  the  whole  day. 

Translate  into  German  Exercise  on  page  135. 


ZRoIItge  unb  brolltge  (5efd?id?ten         95 


Grammar  Review 

48.  When  preceded  by  a  dependent  infinitive,  the  past 
participle  of  miiffen  is  identical  in  form  with  the  infinitive: 
3ci^  \)aht  eg  nid^t  tun  miiffen.  If  the  dependent  infinitive  be 
absent,  we  say  ^c^  ()abe  e^  nid^t  gemugt.  3^  mug  gefien  I 
must  be  off;  @te  iDerben  eg  tun  miiffen  you  will  have  to  do 
it;  mu6  man  ii)m  erft  noc^  fa^en,  ba^  does  he  really  need  to 
be  told  that  .  .  .?;  lt)ag  mug  id)  f)oren?  what  is  this  that  I 
hear?;  eg  mufete  ficfi  fo  gutragen  chance  would  have  it  so;  tuir 
mugten  lad^en  we  could  not  keep  from  laughing;  tDir  mugten 
cinen  gii()rcr  f)aben  a  guide  was  indispensable;  ha^  mug  cud^ 
nid^t  t)mbem  don't  let  that  prevent  you;  er  mug  it)o()l  franf 
fein  I  suppose  he  is  ill;  h3er  mug  eg  nur  getDefen  fein?  I  wonder 
who  it  can  have  been;  fie  fommen  gelDig,  fie  miigten  benn 
franf  fein  they  are  sure  to  come  unless  they  are  sick;  tt)ix 
miiffen  nad^  $aufe  we'll  have  to  be  going  home. 

49.  Translate   the   following   sentences   into    German: 

I.  Must  you  be  off  soon?  2.  I  shall  have  to  go  now,  as 
it  is  almost  time  for  dinner.  3.  Did  those  young  women 
really  need  to  be  told  to  take  their  hats  off  in  the  theater? 
4.  Don't  let  your  great  riches  prevent  your  being  simple 
and  kindly.  5.  I  did  my  best  to  prevent  it,  but  of  course 
it  had  to  turn  out  this  way  [  =  chance  would  have  it  so]. 
6.  I  suppose  they're  very  happy,  now  that  their  father 
is  well  again.  7.  I  ran  to  the  door  as  fast  as  I  could,  but 
saw  no  one;  who  do  you  think  it  can  have  been?  8.  Chil- 
dren, you  could  not  keep  from  crying,  when  you  heard 
that  sad  story.  9.  You'll  be  sure  to  come,  children,  won't 
you,  unless  you're  sick?  10.  You  will  have  to  be  start- 
ing, if  you  are  going  to  catch  the  two-fifteen  express. 

II.  A  pair  of  skates  is  indispensable,  if  you  are  to  be 
happy  this  winter.  12.  What  is  this  I  hear?  Are  they 
really  going  to  be  married?  13.  I  did  not  do  it,  for  I  did 
not  have  to. 


96         2TtoIlige  unb  brollige  ©cfd^id^ten 

^cr  ^Better  au!§  5Cmcri(a 

^eim  9[)?ittag^tifc^  fprac^  bte  gamilte  (Steinfelb  t)on  biefem 
unb  ienem,  aber  jeber  l()atte  boc^  feme  elgenen  ©ebanfen  iiber 
bie  ^anieren  be^  ^etter^  au^  Hmerifa.    @r  tranf  Gaffer 
bei  ^ifc^!    @r  afe  bie  Xorte  mit  einer  @abel,  ftatt  be^  ^^ee^^ 
5  (offe(6!    ^a^  (Sffen  rt)ar  nod^  ntd^t  ju  (Snbe,  bo(^  mollte  er 
au6  irgenb  iDelc^em  @mnb  entfc^ulbigt  iuerben! 
„3a  h)op  benn?"  fragte  ber  *ipaterfamilla6,  t)ern)unbert, 
„^ei  un^/'  erflcirte  ber  better  etma^  derlegen,  „i)t  ba^  nur 
eine  iiblid^e  9^eben^art»    ^enn  mtr  t)om  Xtfc^e  aufftef)en 
lo  tDoIten,  fo  fagen  lt)ir  blofe:  ''Please  excuse  me!" 
„®efegnete  9}?af)Isett!"  bonnerte  e^  t)on  alien  (Seiten. 
©pater  am  ^^ad^mittag  ging  bie  gamilte  fpajteren,  unb  bei 
biefer  ©elegenl^eit  famen  mieber  allerlei  merfn)urbtge  ®e= 
n)of)nl)eiten  unb  9^eben^arten  be^  amerifamfc()en  5Setter^  p^ 
IS  ^orfd^ein*    ®o  jum  ^eifpiel  iDoKte  er  bann  unb  mann  iDiffen 
iDieDiele  blocks  entfernt  Uegt  biefe^  ober  jene^  ©ebaube.  Ober 
l^abt  il^r  t)iele  stores?    Qn  einem  ^tQtirrenlaben  fauftc  er 
^igarren  flir  fec^jig  pfennig  ba^  <BtM,  aber  ben  §ut  bel^ielt 
er  auf  bem  ^opf,  unb  er  t)erlie6  ben  ?aben,  of)ne  mal  abjo  ju 
20  fagen,    „(Sin  rid^tlger  ^o(larmenfd) !"  bad^te  $err  ®tein= 
felb  bei  fid^» 

Um  sel)n  Ul^r  abenb^  legte  ftd^  bte  gamtlie  jur  9^uf)e, 

^ipio^Iid^  f)orte  man  ein  laute^  ©epolter  im  grembenjimmer. 

^err  ©teinfelb  eilte  btnju.    ^a^  mar  e^?   ^er  ungliidlid^e 

25  better  f)atte  in  ein  beutfc^e^  geberbett  ju  fteigen  t)erfud^t  unb 

tt)ax  babei  unfanft  ju  galle  gefommen. 

SSa^  er  bann  fagte?    3a,  ba^  (afet  ftd^  faum  in  beutfd^en 
S3ud^ftaben  tnieberljolen. 


XTToIIige  unb  brollige  (Sefd?td?ten        97 

My  Cousin  from  Germany 

I  was  sitting  at  the  dinner  table,  drinking  my  coffee 
and  thinking  of  one  thing  and  another,  when  my 
cousin  from  Germany  entered  the  room.  He  made  a 
remarkable  bow,  quite  like  a  pocket-knife,  and  said: 
"Mealtime!"     I  did  not  understand.  5 

"Why  do  you  say  that?"  I  asked.  "Do  you  think 
I  must  be  told  by  a  young  cousin  from  Germany  that 
it  is  'mealtime,^  when  I  am  sitting  at  the  dinner- table 
and  drinking  coffee?" 

"Oh,  that  is  only  a  customary  phrase  in  our  country.  10 
When  we  sit  down  to  a  table  or  get  up  from  it,  we  say 
simply  ^blessed  mealtime!'" 

The  servant-girl  set  a  glass  of  cold  water  before  him. 

"I  do  not  drink  water,"  he  said  hastily. 

"  What  do  you  do  with  water?  "   I  inquired.  15 

"I  wash  with  it,  I  bathe  in  it,  and  if  there  was  no 
water  I  could  not  come  to  America." 

All  sorts  of  strange  habits  came  to  view  later  in  the 
day,  when  we  went  out  for  a  walk.  First,  he  wore  a 
green  hat  with  a  little  feather  on  it;  second,  he  combed  20 
his  mustache  every  five  minutes  with  a  comb  he 
carried  in  his  pocket;  third,  he  had  also  a  little  mirror, 
into  which  he  liked  to  gaze.  He  tried  to  buy  six  or 
eight  cigars  for  ten  cents,  and  when  he  left  the  cigar- 
store,  he  bowed  and  said  "adieu!"  25 

.  .  .  Next  morning  I  went  into  the  guest-room  to 
wake  him  and  found  him  sleeping  between  the  two 
mattresses  of  the  bed.  My  unfortunate  cousin  had 
thought  them  an  American  feather-bed. 


98         ITloIItge   unb  brollige  ^efd^id^tett 

Sn  iDelc^er  ^age^jelt  fpelfte  bk  gamilie  (gteinfelb?  3Bo^ 
t)on  fprad^en  fie,  al^  fie  beim  SD^itta^^tifd^  fafeen?  iESoriiber 
tounberten  \id)  (Steinfelb^?  (Statt  be^  SBier^  ober  be^ 
SSeine^,  ma^  tranf  er?  Somit  afe  er  bie  ^Torte?  SSa^ 
toollte  ber  53etter,  nod^  el^e  bie  SD^a^Ijeit  ju  @nbe  tt)ar?  SSop 
U)o(ite  er  bann  entfd^ulbigt  merben?  SSenn  man  t)om  9}^it^ 
tag^tifd^e  aufftef)t,  iDa^  fagt  man?  §errf(^t  eine  anbere  (Sitte 
in  !Dentfd^(anb?  SSag  ift  ba  briiben  bie  liblic^e  ^Reben^art? 
SBag  taten  ©teinfelb^  f pater  am  5lac^mittag?  Sa^  fam 
h)a]()renb  be^  (Spa^iergang^  pm  53orf(^ein?  ^a^  tDoIIte 
gum  iBeifpiel  ber  53etter  bann  unb  iDann  tuiffen?  iEBa^  fauf== 
te  er  in  einem  ^igarrenlaben?  SSa^  tun  bie  §erren  in 
^eutfd^Ianb,  menu  fie  einen  i^aben  betreten?  i£3a«  tun  fie 
n)enn  fie  einen  ?aben  bertaffen?  !3Sarum  nannte  §err  (Stein^ 
felb  fcinen  3Setter  einen  „^oItarmenf(^en?" 

3um   (Sinpragen 

Learn  the  following:  German  does  not  use  the  pas- 
sive nearly  as  much  as  English  does.  For  the  passive 
construction  German  frequently  substitutes  (i)  the 
indefinite  man  with  the  active:  man  fagt  it  is  said; 
man  I)orte  mid^  I  was  heard;  man  (ub  mid^  gum  ^tifd^e 
I  was  invited  to  dinner;  (2)  a  reflexive  verb:  er  fd^amt 
fid^  he  is  ashamed;  ber  §immel  bebedt  fid^  mit  ilSoIfen 
the  sky  is  being  clouded  over;  (3)  a  reflexive  verb 
with  laffcn:  er  mid  fid^  begraben  laffen  he  wants  to  be 
buried;  ba^  Idfet  fid^  nid^t  fo  leid^t  madden  that  can  not 
be  done  so  easily. 

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Ittolligc   nnb  brolltge  (5efd?td}ten         99 


Grammar  Review 

50.  When  preceded  by  a  dependent  infinitive,  the  past 
participle  of  follcn  is  identical  in  form  with  the  infinitive: 
Qd)  l)aht  c^  nid)t  tun  follen.  If  the  dependent  infinitive  be 
absent,  we  say  3?c5  ^a^e  e^  ntc^t  gefollt.  ^u  follft  mc§t  toten 
thou  shalt  not  kill;  (©ie  follen  hjiffen  I  would  have  you  know; 
bu  fotlft  bie  Xiire  juntac^en  you  are  to  close  the  door;  er  f)attc 
fommen  foden  he  was  to  have  come;  ber  *^lan  foil  beibe^  um^ 
faffen  the  plan  is  intended  to  combine  both;  id)  follt^^ 
ei0cntlid&  tun  I  really  ought  to  do  it;  fagen  (Bie  it)m,  ba^  er 
fommen  foK  tell  him  that  he  must  come;  foKte  ic^  felbft  p 
(5^runbe  gef)en  even  if  I  should  perish  myself;  bie^  foil  ^l^ilo- 
fopl)ie  fein  this  is  meant  for  philosophy;  foil  man  ba  nid^t 
lad^en?  how  can  one  keep  from  laughing?;  er  foil  e^  getan 
l^aben  he  is  said  to  have  done  it;  er  foil  xeid)  fein  he  is  sup- 
posed to  be  rich;  tDa^  foil  ba^  alle^?  what's  the  meaning  of 
all  this? ;  ber  ^rief  foil  jur  ^oft  the  letter  must  be  posted. 


51.  Translate  into  German  the  following  sentences: 
I.  Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods  before  me!  2.  I  don't 
know  how  often  I  have  told  him  that  he  was  to  close  the 
door  behind  him.  3.  You  really  ought  to  have  done  it. 
4.  Tell  them  that  they  must  come  to-night,  for  it  is  my 
birthday.  5.  I  am  going  to  do  what  I  promised,  even  if 
it  should  take  my  last  cent.  6.  Children,  you  were  to 
have  come  an  hour  ago.  7.  My  book  is  intended  to  teach 
young  people  German.  8.  Somebody  has  hit  me  with  a 
snowball;  is  that  meant  for  a  joke?  9.  This  package  must 
go  to  the  tailor.  10.  He  is  said  to  be  a  fine  fellow.  11.  I 
saw  such  a  sad  accident  yesterday;  how  could  I  keep  from 
crying  over  it?  12.  In  spite  of  the  doctor's  orders  I  went 
out-of-doors  this  morning,  but  I  should  not  have  done 
it.  13.  The  police  have  just  gone  into  the  house;  what 
does  that  mean? 


100        ZTTolIige   un5   brollige  ^efd?td?ten 

?5ri^  itiirb  <Bolbat 

„W,^  Sinia^riQer/'  bqd^tc  gri^,  „n)erbe  id^  n)of)l  ntanc^en 

SBorteile  f)aben.   3(^  bfauc^e  nic^t  in  bcr  ^afttne  ju  mobnen 

unb  faun  melne  S8iibe  in  ber  ^arl^ftrafee  bel^atten/'    5Iber 

ac^!    dv  ()atte  fid^  fe^r  Qeirrt.    ^er  ^anptmann  feine^ 

5  SBataillon^  mar  \c^x  [treng. 

„^ie  neucn  (Sinial^rigen/'  befaf)I  er,  „n)of)nen  bie  erften 
t)ier  ^od^en  in  ber  ^afeme  unb  tDerbcn  bel)anbelt  tt)ie  gen^obn^ 
lic^e  ®emeine.  ^ie  !^eute  ti^crben  auf  bie  (Stuben  il)rer 
^ompanie  Derteilt." 
lo  gri^  erf)ielt  (Stnbc  5^o.  8.  ^iefe  ©tube  ftanb  unter  ber 
5(uffid^t  be^  Unteroffijier^  ^apfe,  unb  aU  gril^  eintrat,  tarn 
if)nt  ^apfe  entgegen  unb  fagte:  „^a,  (Siniabriger,  e6  freut 
mic^,  mal  einen  Ginidt)rigen  bei  mir  ju  (laben.  §oIen  (Sie 
mir  mal  eine  (Sd)uffel  frifd^en  3Saffer^."  ^er  arme  gri^ 
15  Wax  junad)ft  @tubenmdbd)en.  (5r  flillte  bie  (Sd)uffel  unb 
ftellte  fie  auf  ben  ^Bafd^tifc^  feine^  55orgefeljtcn. 

„^o,"  fagte  ^apfe,  „ba^  l)ahcn  ©ie  gut  gemad^t,    2Ba^ 
finb  (Sie  benn  eigentlid^  im  *ij3rit)atleben?" 

„@tubcnt  ber  ^l^ilofopbi^/'  anttDortete  gri^. 
2o      „(So,  fo!  (Stubent  ber  ^f)iIofopf)ie.   ^a,  bann  madden  ®ic 
mat  mein  58ett,    3d^  mill  bod^  and)  einmal  in  einem  pl^ilofo^ 
p!)ifd^en  58ett  fd^tafen." 

5^ad^f)er  pu^te  gri^  mit  einem  gutmlitigen  ®rinfen  bie 
^nopfe  am  Uniformrod  ^apfe^,  bann  ftedte  er  fi^  noc^  ein== 
25  mal,  mit  ber  ^leiberbiirfte  in  ber  §anb,  t)or  it)n,  unb  biirftete 
unb  fd^rubbte  ifju  formlid^* 

„tein  fd^onere^  ?eben  aU  ba^  ©olbatenleben/'  fang  gri^ 
in  einer  leifen  <Stimme. 

„(ginia^riger/'  lad^te  *ipdpfe,  „eie  finb  mirftid)  i(3I)ilofop^." 


IHoUige   unb  brolltgc  ^efd^tdjtcn        101 

A  Letter 
Dear  Parents: 

My  first  day  of  soldier-life  is  past,  but  if  you  think 
that  we  one-year  privates  have  any  advantages,  you 
are  very  much  mistaken.  The  captain  of  my  battalion 
is  very  strict  and  did  not  permit  me  to  keep  my  little  5 
^* booth"  on  Carl  Street.  All  one-year  privates  will 
have  to  live  in  the  barracks  for  the  first  four  weeks. 
Sergeant  Papke  has  charge  of  the  room  in  which  I  live. 
When  I  entered  the  room  this  morning  he  met  me 
with  the  following  words:  ^'What  is  your  business?"  10 
I  told  him  that  I  was  a  student  of  philosophy.  Then 
he  said:  ^'What  is  your  father's  business?"  I  an- 
swered: "My  father  is  a  wine-merchant."  I  did  not 
know  until  evening  why  he  wanted  tc  knp\y  that. 

Now  he  ordered  me  to  make  his  bed  aiiid  get  a  bcwl-  15 
ful  of  fresh  water  for  his  wash-staud. ,  .Afte^/Jiat  J  had 
to  polish  the  buttons  of  his  uniform.     Thus  you  see 
that  I  am  treated  like  any  common  private  and  have 
to  work  as  hard  as  our  hired  girl  at  home. 

Later  in  the  afternoon  I  had  an  hour  off.    I  took  a  20 
walk  and  when  I  returned  Papke  met  me  and  said: 
''You  are  a  student  of  philosophy,  are  you  not?" 

"At  your  service,  sergeant,"  I  answered. 

**And  your  father  is  a  wine-merchant?" 

"Yes,  sergeant."  25 

"  Well  —  I  have  noticed  neither  the  one  nor  the 
other,"  said  Papke  with  a  good-natured  grin. 

Dear  papa,  please  send  the  sergeant  a  bottle  of  your 
best  wine. 


102       Ittollige  un6  brolligc  (Sefd?td?ten 

3Siet)teIc  3a]^re  mufe  gri^  bienen?  SSieDiele  Qal^re  btcncti 
bie  meiften  ©olbaten?  ^ie  nennt  man  ©olbaten,  bie  nur 
eltt  ^a{)x  ju  bienen  braud^en?  S^^iiffen  alle  iungen  ^entc 
bienen?  ^o  bac^te  gri^,  bafe  er  feine  58nbe  be{)alten  fonnte? 
SSamnt  f)atte  er  fic^  aber  fef)r  geirrt?  SSo  mnfete  er  bie 
erften  t)ier  iB3o(^en  tr)of)nen?  SSie  murben  bie  (Sini(i]()rigen 
bef)anbelt?  3Sie  mnrben  fie  t)erteilt?  Unter  iueffen  ^luf- 
fic^t  ftanb  ©tnbe  5^o.  8?  ^ie  griifete  i^n  ^cipfe?  SBeld^e 
5(rbeit  mnfete  gri^  jnncic^ft  tjerrid^ten?  SSot)in  ftellte  er 
bie  Sd^iiffel  frifc^en  SSaffer^?  SSa^  h)ar  gri^  eigentlic^  im 
^ribatleben?  3n  ma^  fiir  einem  ^ett  tDottte  ^apfe  bod^ 
einmd  fd^tafen?  SSie  pn^te  gri^  bie  ^nopfe  am  Uniform- 
rod  ^(i)(iM?  ffiag  tat  er  gleid^  barauf?  5C3a6  fiir  ein  ?ieb 
fang  er  babei?  S3a^  fagte  if)m  bann  ^dpfe?  9Ko(^ten  ®ie 
cinmal  ©ptbat  feiti? 

Give  the  gender,  the  nominative  and  genitive  sin- 
gular, and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following  words: 
^injd^riger,  53orteiIe,  ^aferne,  ^ube,  ^arl^ftrafee,  ^ataiHon, 
i^eute,  ^ompanie,  ®emeine,  (©d^iiffel,  3Baffer,  (Stubenmdb^ 
d^en,  SSafc^tifd^,  ^Sorgefel^ten,  ^rit)atleben,  ^{)iIofoplf)ie, 
©tubent,  Uniformrodf,  ^ett,  ©rinfen. 

Give  the  German  for:  you  see,  I  want  just  once  to 
sleep  in  a  good  bed;  I  am  glad;  I  don't  have  to  sleep 
in  the  barracks;  just  make  my  bed,  then;  I  can  keep 
my  den  in  Charles  Street;  they'll  live  here  for  the 
first  four  weeks;  it  has  many  advantages. 

Translate  into  German  Exercise  on  page  139. 


triolHge  unb  brollige  (Sefcf?tcf?ten       103 

Grammar  Review 

52.  When  preceded  by  a  dependent  infinitive,  the  past 
participle  of  h)o((en  is  identical  in  form  with  the  infinitive: 
3d^  \)aht  e«  nid^t  tun  tt)o((en.  If  the  dependent  infinitive  be 
absent,  we  say  Qd)  \)aht  e^  nic^t  gelDottt.  Qd)  mill  nici^t  I  will 
not,  I  won't;  of)nee^  ^u  tDolten  without  meaning  to;  cr  iDtrb 
c^  3^nm  nid^t  fagen  iDoIlen  he  will  not  like  to  tell  you;  fie 
fprac^  lauter,  aU  fie  iDolIte  she  spoke  more  loudly  than  she 
intended  to;  toenn  fie  burc^au^  betrogen  fein  iDotten  if  they 
insist  upon  being  deceived;  id^  ft)llt  e^  getan  iDiffen  I  want 
to  have  it  done;  er  toetg  nid^t,  tva^  er  tDtd  he  doesn't  know 
his  own  mind;  id^  tDiK  nid^t^  gefagt  f)aben  let  my  words  be 
as  if  unspoken;  ha^  tdxil  nid^t^  fagen  that  doesn't  signify; 
ha^  tcitt  fagen  that  is  to  say;  id)  njill  ntd^t  {)offen,  ba^  er  fvanf 
ift  I  only  hope  he  isn't  sick;  iDa^  tDoKte  id^  eben  fagen  what 
was  I  just  going  to  say?;  fie  iDiH  geben  she  is  just  going;  er 
tDitt  franf  fein  he  claims  to  be  sick;  ber  ^edfel  mill  nid^t  ah 
the  lid  won't  come  off. 

53.  Translate  the  following  sentences  into  German: 
I.  Will  you  please  hand  me  the  book?  2.  Ask  me  to- 
morrow; I  shall  not  like  to  tell  you,  perhaps,  but  I  know 
I  ought  to.  3.  He  was  on  the  point  of  going,  when  I  en- 
tered. 4.  They  tried  to  open  the  package,  but  the  string 
would  not  come  off.  5.  Children,  did  you  not  stay  longer 
than  you  intended  to?  6.  There  is  no  haste  about  the 
matter,  but  I  want  to  have  it  over  with.  7.  All  right, 
then!  If  you  insist  upon  being  angry  with  me,  I  have  no 
more  to  say.  8.  Good-by!  I  only  hope  you  won't  be 
homesick.  9.  How  much  money  does  he  claim  to  have? 
10.  He  passed  me  on  the  street  to-day  without  speaking; 
what  does  that  signify?  11.  I  may  have  done  it,  but  I 
have  not  wanted  to.  12.  What  were  you  about  to  say, 
when  I  interrupted  you?  13.  Pardon  me!  I  stepped  on 
your  foot,  without  meaning  to. 


104       ZrtoIIige  unb  brolltge  ^efd^id^ten 

^er  S3urfd^c  ht§  ^crrn  ^au^^ttnann 

(S^  !Iopft.     „©erein!"  nift  ber  ^err  ^auptmann, 

3o]^ann,  ber  ^urfc^e,  marfd^iert  in  ba^  3^^^^^^  unb  relent 
bent  §aix)3tmann  eine  Ravtt. 

„^m"  fagte  biefer,  „eme  Stntabung  pm  fitter  bcl  ber 

sgrau  ©ei^eimrat  (Sd)neiber.    Unb  gerabe   l^ente   f)abe  ic^ 

^icnft.    ^a^   ift   hod)   p   buntnt!    ^a^   fd^one   ^iner! 

(Statt  beffen  mufe  id^  bie  fallen  ^artoffeln  unb  bag  jalie 

gleifc^  aug  bem  JHeftaurant  effen» 

„3u  bumm!    3of)ann!" 
lo     ,3u  ^efe^I!" 

„§ier  ftnb  brei  2)^arf,  .^aufe  ein  fd^one^  93ufctt,  Brtnge  eg 
ber  grau  @ef)eintrat  unb  fage:  ,^er  §err  §auptmann  be^ 
bauert  fef)r,  er  fann  nld^t  fommen,  er  l)at  !Dtenft/  §aft 
bu^g  berftanben?    S)u  fannft  gleid^  bag  (Sf[en  mitbringen." 

.  ♦  .  3of)ann  ftel)t  auf  bem  glur  im  §aufe  ber  grau  ®e= 
f)elmrat.    „^un,  3of)ann?"  fagt  bie[e. 

„§ter  ftnb  bie  S3Iumen,  gndbige  i^xau,  unb  ber  §err 

^auptmann  bebauert,  er  faun  nid^t  fommen,  er  i)at  ^ienft." 

2o     ,,(^0?    ^ag  tft  (B^abt,    (Sage  bem  §erm  §auptmann, 

td^  bebaure  eg  ebenfattg  unb  id)  banfe  if)m  fiir  bie  I)err(id^en 

tinmen.    §ier,  3ol)ann,  ift  eine  SO^arf  fiir  bid^." 

3ol)ann  nimmt  bie  SD^arf,  9ef)t  aber  nid)t  bom  gledf, 

„5^un,  3ol)ann,  JDarum  gel^ft  bu  benn  nod)  nid^t?" 
25     „^ie  tinmen  f often  brei  Tlaxt,  gran  ®el)eimrat." 

„@d)on,"  lad^t  bie  ^ame,  „^)ier  finb  nod^  glDei  Tlaxt." 

Slber  3o]^ann  9ef)t  immer  nod^  nic^t. 

„^ag  (Sffen,  gnabige  grau.  $err  ^auptmann  fagt,  id^ 
foil  bag  (Sffen  mitbringen." 


IlToIlige   unb  brolltge  ^efd?id?ten       105 

'  The  Captain's  Servant 

Jochen  was  honest,  diligent,  obedient.  He  was  as 
faithful  as  a  dog.  He  did  not  drink.  He  had  no  bad 
habits,  but  he  was  very  stupid. 

One  day  Captain  von  Donner  received  an  invita- 
tion to  dinner  at  the  house   of   Councilor   Taylor's    5 
wife.    At  the  same  moment  came  a  command  from  his 
colonel. 

Now,  no  one  knew  better  than  the  poor  captain  how 
bad  were  the  dinners  which  he  got  in  the  restaurant, 
how  good  were  the  dinners  which  he  ate  in  the  coun-  10 
cilor's  house,  and  just  to-day  he  was  hungry  as  a 
wolf.  But  still  he  was  a  soldier  and  soldiers  must 
obey.  They  must  obey,  even  if  a  pretty  young  maiden 
weeps  because  a  certain  captain  does  not  come  to 
dinner  at  her  mother's  house.  The  captain  saw  that  15 
he  must  either  give  up  his  colonel  or  the  councilor's 
daughter. 

^^  Jochen,"  he  shouted. 

**At  your  command!" 

"Jochen,   here    are    three    marks.     Buy  a  pretty  20 
bouquet,  take  it  to  Councilor  Taylor's  wife,  and  say 
the  captain  regrets  he  can  not  accept  her  invitation  to 
dinner.     Understand?" 

An  hour  later  Jochen  is  standing  in  the  entrance- 
hall  of  the  councilor's  house.  A  pretty  young  maiden  25 
is  accepting  the  beautiful  bouquet  "for  her  mother." 
She  says  "thank  you  for  the  flowers"  and  gives  Jochen 
a  mark  as  a  tip.  But  Jochen  says:  "This  is  only  one 
mark,  and  the  flowers  cost  us  three  marks." 


106       IHoIIige  unb  brollige  ^efd?td)ten 

SlSa^  ruft  man,  tDenn  e^  an  ber  ^iir  flopft?  SBa^  reid^tc 
3o]f)ann  bent  §anptmann,  nac^bem  er  in  ba^  ^i^^^t*  mar^ 
fd^icrt  ift?  SSojn  murbe  ber  §err  eingelaben?  ^amnt 
fann  cr  biefer  (Sinlabung  nid^t  folgen?  aSa6  mnfe  ber  ^rme 
ftatt  be6  fd)onen  ^iner^  effen?  ^e^f)alb  anttoortete  ber 
^nrfd^e  immer  „iu  ^efei)!!"?  ®ol(  bag  ein  mUltftrifc^er 
Slu^brud  fetn?  3Bag  I)at  ber  ^auptntann  bent  3oi)ann  gege^ 
ben?  iffiag  foil  er  bantit  faufen?  S3ag  foil  ber  SBurfd^e  ber 
gran  @tf)dmxat  fagen,  inbent  er  il^r  bag  fd^one  ^ufett  reid^t? 
SSte  er  nac^  §aufe  fontmt,  mag  fann  er  gletd^  mitbringen? 
2Bie  melt  ift  ber  SSeg  big  jur  SSo{)nung  ber  grau  @e^ 
f)eimrat?  ^o  ftet)t  ^ol^ann,  nad^bem  er  in  beren  §aug  Qe= 
fontmen  ift?  greut  fid^  bie  ^ame,  bafe  ber  §anptmann 
tt)rer  (Sinlabung  abfagen  ntufe?  SBeld^e  2lnttDort  foil 
3?of)ann  feinem  §erm  bringen? 

Sum   @in)itagen 

Give  the  gender,  the  nominative  and  genitive  sin- 
gular, and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following 
words:  2lnne,  (Sinlabnng,  5lugbrudf,  ^efef)(,  ^iner,  ^nfett, 
SBeg,  i£Bot)nung,  ®ef)eimrat,  ^Intmort,  gledf,  ^rinfgelb, 
Tlm\^,  ©ebanfen,  9D?anieren,  9^ebengart,  Snbe,  ^orte, 
©abel,  (gfeloffel,  ©ebaube,  ?aben,  pfennig,  53etter. 

Give  the  German  for:  excuse  me  from  the  table, 
please  [=  ^^ blessed  mealtime!''];  about  ten  o'clock  in 
the  evening;  he  kept  his  hat  on  his  head;  all  sorts  of 
strange  habits;  he  left  the  shop  without  even  saying 
*^ adieu!";  it  can't  be  reproduced  in  English  letters. 
Translate  into  German  Exercise  on  page  141. 


Znollige  un6  broUicje   ©cfd^ic^tcn       107 


Grammar  Review 

54.  Where  English  employs  an  objective  case  and  an 
infinitive,  German  uses  a  subordinate  clause  introduced 
by  a  conjunction,  generally  ba^  or  bamit:  Ask  him  to  come 
at  once  bitten  ®ie  \\)n,  bai  er  gteic^  fomme;  do  you  want 
them  to  tell  you  everything  they  know?  iDoKen  ®te  benn, 
ba^  fie  3()nen  alM,  toa^  fie  ft)iffen  fagen?;  the  teacher  brought 
it  to  school  for  the  children  to  see  ber  ^e^rer  brad^te  e^  jur 
<Bd)uk,  bamit  bie  ,^inber  e^  \tt)m  ntod^ten.  Use  the  construc- 
tion above  indicated  in  translating  the  following  sentences 
into  German: 


55.  I.  He  told  him  to  leave  the  room.  2.  She  gave  it 
to  the  soldier  to  take  to  his  lieutenant.  3.  Bring  them 
with  you  to  take  dinner  with  us  and  to  spend  the  evening 
at  our  house.  4.  Take  them  to  town  with  you  for  a  week, 
to  see  what  fine  restaurants  and  theaters  we  have  in  Ber- 
lin. 5.  When  he  went  to  Europe,  he  took  his  children 
along,  for  his  aged  parents  to  see.  6.  He  gave  ice  for  the 
poor  people  to  use  during  the  hot  summer.  7.  He  knew 
the  picture  to  be  an  imitation.  8.  He  begged  him  to 
give  back  the  money  that  he  had  stolen.  9.  Send  the 
rings  home  for  my  daughter  to  choose  the  one  she  likes 
best. 


56.  Translate  the  following  sentences,  taken  from 
previous  lessons:  i.  The  boy  resembles  his  father  very 
much.  2.  What  ails  you?  3.  Why  have  you  followed 
me  into  the  room?  4.  The  mother  is  in  the  kitchen  where 
she  has  gone  to  fry  potatoes.  5.  I  am  studying  the  whole 
day  in  my  room,  because  I  have  been  sick.  6.  Did  the 
boys  stand  up  to  give  the  teacher  a  greeting?  7.  Won't 
you  help  me,  please?  8.  The  cold  wind  can  blow  as  much 
as  it  will,  but  we  will  stay  in  our  warm  room  by  the  stove. 
9.  It  was  told  me  by  my  mother.  10.  How  much  money 
does  he  claim  to  have?  11.  I  shall  have  to  go  now,  as  it 
is  almost  time  for  dinner. 


108       IltoIHge  unb  brollige  ^efd?td?tcn 

^crr  (Bhtt^  auf  ber  9flctfc 

Slau^  ®ber^  tt)ar  ©ut^beftfeer  in  Wltdknhuxi^,  (gr  ^atte 
in  feinem  !2eben  t)ie(  gearbeitet  unb  mar  ein  n)of)lf)abenber 
SD^ann  Qemorben,  5lber  t)on  ber  ^elt  ^)atte  er  bi^^er  ni(^t 
t)ie(  gefeben,  (Sine^  Xa^t^  befd^Iofe  er  alfo  p  reifen  unb  fubr 
5  nad^  iBie^baben,  urn  cine  ^ur  gegen  9^f)eumati^mu^  burd^^ 
pmad^en. 

5lm  erften  SWittage  fafe  er  in  bent  gro^en  ©peifefaal  be^ 
§ote(^  9MonopoL  Urn  ibn  berum  liefen  ^eKner  unb  ^lU 
foto^,  unb  jmifcben  hm  3:ifc^rei()en  ftoljierte  majeftatifc^  ber 

lo  Oberfellner.  5lm  dufeerften  (Snbe  be^  (Saal6  fpielte  eine 
ungarifd^e  ^apelle.  Unferem  guten  @ber^  liefen  bie  5lngft^ 
tropfen  nur  fo  t)on  ber  @tirn:  Unter  biefer  prcitentiofen  (^e== 
fellfd^aft  gefiet  e^  ibm  ganj  unb  gar  nic^t.  Unb  nun  erft  gar 
ba^  SO^ittageffen  ober  !Diner,  ti^ie  man  \)kx  fagte!    !Da  fafe 

15  er  bod^  (ieber  in  feinem  gemiitlicben  2y?edflenburger  $eim  bei 
grbfenfuppe  unb  SD^eblflofeen  mit  5(pfelmu^,  1)a  befd^lofe 
er  fofort  n)ieber  abjureifen.  liefen  (Entfd)Iu6  teilte  er  bem 
Dberfellner  mit  unb  binnen  fiinf  2y?inuten  empfing  er  t)on 
biefem  bie  9?ec^nung» 

20  ^^reiunbsmansig  Tlaxtl"  ftof)nte  er.  „3lber  gleid^  fort 
au^  biefer  9tauberbobIe!"  @r  bejal^Ite,  liefe  feinen  Coffer  jur 
^af)n  bringen,  unb  ging, 

SBeim  5lu^gang  be^  §otet^  ftanben  in  einer  ^eibe  ber 
Oberfellner,  brei  anbere  ^etlner,  ein  ^iffolo,  gmei  'ifortier^, 

25  ein  ©tiefelpufeer,  ein  (Stubenmcibd^en  unb  ber  ©epadftrager. 
„@ert)i^!"  rief  einer  nad^  bem  anberen. 

Unb  ^err  (Sber^  ranntc  an  biefen  unbeimlid^en  SO^enfd^en 
t)orbei,  mie  t)on  bdfen  ©eiftem  t)erfolgt,  au^  bem  §aufe  unb 
gum  ^a!)nbof. 


inollige   un6  6rol(ige  ^efd?id}ten       109 

Mr.  Ebers  on  a  Journey 

On  the  second  day  of  his  journey,  we  find  Mr.  Ebers 
in  the  dining-room  of  the  Hotel  Monopol.  A  dozen 
waiters  ran  to  and  fro  between  the  rows  of  tables.  At 
one  end  of  the  large  hall  a  Hungarian  orchestra  was 
playing  —  at  the  other  end  the  head-waiter  strutted  5 
around  majestically. 

Mr.  Ebers  felt  very  uncomfortable.    Great  beads  of 
perspiration  stood  on  his"  forehead,   and  ^ -he  was 
waiting  for  his  order  he  compared  his  own  comfort- 
able home  with,  the  spruce  company  that  surrounded  10 
him  here. 

^^  Waiter,''  said  Ebers,  *^  bring  me  flour-dumplings 
and  apple-sauce." 

''But  we  have  no  flour-dumplings,  sir." 

''Then   call  the  head-waiter."  —  The  head-waiter  15 
came. 

"I  must  have  flour-dumplings,"  said  Ebers. 

"I  am  very  sorry  —  "  answered  the  head- waiter. 

"Then  I  shall  leave  at  once.    My  bill,  please ! " 

The  head-waiter  brought  the  bill.  Ebers  read  it  20 
and  shouted:  "Thirty  marks  —  why  this  is  a  den  of 
thieves!"  He  paid,  packed  his  trunk  and  had  it 
taken  to  the  station.  As  he  left  the  hotel,  two  rows  of 
waiters,  waiter's  helpers,  chambermaids,  porters,  and 
bootblacks  stood  there  with  outstretched  hands  and  25 
cried:  "Gratuity,  sir,  gratuity."  As  he  ran  by  them, 
a  waiter  called:  ''Don't  fall  into  the  apple-sauce, 
cousin!"  and  another  laughed:  ''Don't  forget  your 
flour-dumplings! " 


110       ^olligc  un6  brolli^c  ^efd?tcf}ten 

3Ba^  tDar  SIau6  (Sber^?  SSarum  t[t  cr  etn  tno]^If)abenber 
9Kann  gemorben?  ^atte  cr  Dtel  t)on  ^eutfc^tanb  gefe|)en? 
SBa^  befd^tofe  er  alfo  ju  tun?  SSof)m  retfte  $err  @ber^ 
guerft?  SScId^er  Piaffe  reifeti  fef)r  reic^e  ^eute?  S^Beld^er 
Piaffe  rcifen  fei)r  arme  !2eute?  S[Ba^  moltte  $en:  ©ber^  In 
SBie^babcn?  3n  melc^e^  §ote(  gelangte  er  bort?  SSo  fafe 
er  am  erften  9[)^ittage?  SSer  lief  imnter  urn  ibn  I)emnt? 
iBer  ftoljierte  gmifc^en  ben  2:tWreif)en?  SSo  fplelte  bie  un^ 
garifd^e  Raptlit?  3Bie  tt)ar  unferem  guten  (Sber^  p  iD^ute? 
SSie  nannte  man  ba^  3J?ittag^effen  tm  §otel  9WonopoI? 
SSo  module  er  bod^  lieber  fi^en,  al^  f)ter  in  bem  grofeen 
©peifefaal?  ^a^  l^atte  er  gem  e[fen  mogen?  Seld^en  (inU 
fd^Iufe  fafete  er?  SBem  teilte  er  biefen  ^ntfc^lufe  mit? 
SBann  empfing  (gber6  feine  D^^ec^nung?  ^amm  mollte  er 
flleid^  fort?    2Ba«  liefe  er  jur  ^af)n  bringen? 

3um   ^inpragen 

Give  the  gender,  the  nominative  and  genitive  singu- 
lar, and  the  nominative  plural  of  the  following  words: 
SWedttenburg,  ?eben,  SBelt,  §oteI,  ^iffolo^,  tnr,  8?r)eumati^^ 
mu6,  gnbe,  ®aal«,  SapeKe,  ©tint,  5lngfttropfen,  !Diner, 
9}?ittag«effen,  §elm,  ©uppe,  aKeblflofeen,  5lpfelmu^,  @nt- 
fd^lufe,  *iPortier6,  (gerDl^,  9)^arf,  ©eiftern,  SBabnbof. 

Give  the  German  for:  let  me  get  out  of  this  den  of 
thieves;  he  had  his  trunk  taken  to  the  depot;  at  the 
extreme  end  of  the  hall;  as  if  pursued  by  evil  spirits; 
waiters  ran  around  him ;  the  cold  sweat  fairly  streamed 
from  his  brow;  he  would  rather  sit  at  home. 

Translate  into  German  Exercise  on  page  143. 


Vflollxg,^    unb  broUtgc  (5efd}id?ten       111 


Grammar  Review 

57.  The  subjunctive  is  used  in  dependent  clauses  after 
verbs  of  desiring,  intending,  permitting,  and  their  oppo- 
sites,  if  there  is  doubt  as  to  the  attainment  of  the  object 
to  be  gained.  3d&  befte()e  barauf  (befef)le;  forbere),  ba^  bcr 
3)?ann  fid)  entfeme  I  insist  (command;  demand)  that  the 
man  depart;  mir  smeifelten  baran,  ob  cr  su  bicfem  SBerfe  ber 
rcd^te  9}?ann  Mxt  we  doubted  if  he  was  the  right  man  for 
this  work;  id)  fiird^tete,  ba^  ba^  ^inb  franf  fein  module  I  feared 
the  child  might  be  sick;  bte  3}?utter  f)atte  e^  if)m  berboten 
i\)attc  ni($t  eriaubt),  ba§  er  in  ba^  Xl)taUx  ginQe  his  mother 
had  forbidden  his  going  to  the  theater;  n)ir  iDiinfd^en,  ba^ 
fie  bie  ^riefe  be()alte  we  wish  her  to  keep  the  letters;  man 
l^offte,  ba^  bn  nid^t  fingcn  fonntcft  they  hoped  that  you 
couldn't  sing;  fie  beabftd^tigten,  ba^  n)tr  urn  SO^ittag  anfftmen 
(or  anfontmen  follten)  they  intended  that  we  should  arrive 
about  noon. 

58.  Translate  the  following  sentences  into  German, 
placing  the  proper  form  of  the  subjunctive  in  the  de- 
pendent clause  of  each  sentence:  i.  He  insists  that  the 
salesman  is  honest.  2.  He  insisted  that  the  merchant 
was  honest.  3.  The  soldiers  are  all  fearing  that  the  cap- 
tain will  die.  4.  Your  father  had  often  forbidden  your 
reading  books  at  night.  5.  She  hoped  that  the  boy  might 
not  die.  6.  The  captain  commanded  the  servant  to  take 
the  bouquet  to  the  councilor's  wife.  7.  I  should  be  sorry, 
if  he  was  not  the  right  man  for  the  work.  8.  We  want 
her  to  go  to  Europe.  9.  Did  you  intend  us  to  give  [  =  that 
we  should  give]  the  money  back?  10.  Did  you  forbid 
him  to  go  to  school?  11.  My  students  often  doubt,  if  I 
am  the  right  person  to  teach  them.  12.  Insist  that  your 
brother  come.  13.  He  commanded  me  to  tell  him  every- 
thing I  knew  about  the  accident.  14.  He  demanded  that 
his  teacher  might  have  the  books. 


112       irtolltge  unb  brollige  ^efdjid^ten 

^ic  SSctte 

^(icfer  ^f)eobor  @tt)enn  f)atte  eincn  grofeen  g^^^^t^* 

@r  mettete  Qern. 

^oc^  (Srfa!)rung  tnad^t  fluQ,  unb  ber  Qute  ©mcnn  murbe 
t)on  feinem  gel^ler  furiert* 
5      (Silted  3:aQe^  famen  jiDei  frembe  9Kanner  in  fclncn  ^abcn. 
„3llfo  er  f)at  bie  ffiette  tierloren?"  fagte  plo^id^  ber  eine. 

„^a,"  crlDibertc  ber  anbere,    „(^x  fonnte  feine  53iertel^ 
ftunbe  t)or  ber  Uf)r  ftef)en,  auf  ben  *ipenbel  geigen  nnb  fagen: 
§ier  Qef)t  er  \)m,  ba  get)t  er  ^n." 
lo     ©menn  mnrbe  aufmerffam, 

„gine  f  olc^e  SBette  mac^e  id^  f  of  ort/'  fagte  er  p  ben  ^nnben, 

„mt  i)oc^  metten  ®ie?" 

,3e^n  Sder," 

„®ut.    ^Ingenommen !" 
IS      ©iDenn  ftellte  \id)  Dor  bie  Uf)r,  geigte  mit  bent  ginger  auf 
ben  ^enbel  unb  fagte:  „§ier  gef)t  er  f)in,  ba  gef)t  er  i)in. 
§ier  ge^t  er  l^in,  ha  gef)t  er  f)in." 

^ie  fd^tauen  ^unben  aber  leerten  bie  ?abenfaffe,  fagten: 
„5lbieu,  §err  ©menu!"  unb  gingen, 
20      „@d)i  nur!"  bad&te  ©iDenn,  „i^  Derliere  nteine  SBette  bod^ 

„§ier  ge]f)t  er  f)in,  ba  ge^t  er  f)in.'' 
3e^t  fam  (gmenn^  gran:  „3Sa«  mad^ft  bu  ba,  Ti)tohox?" 
©menu  rollte  mit  ben  5lugen. 
25      ff€>t^t:  ge!)t  er  f)in,  ba  gef)t  er  t)in,'' 
gran  ©menn  iDar  fprad^lo6, 

„5lIIe  guten  ©eifter/'  rief  fie,  „ntein  amter  3J?ann  f)at  ben 
S5erftanb  t)erIoren!    2Rarie,  t)oIe  fd^nell  ben  ^oftor!" 
„grau/'  fd^ric  ©menu,  „id^  ^abe  bie  ^ette  getoonnen,'' 


ITTolHge  unb  broIUge  (5efd?id?ten       113 

The  Wager 

One  day  she  was  sitting  all  alone  in  the  store,  when 
a  stranger  entered  and  looked  around.  *^  Where  is 
your  husband,  Mrs.  Swenn?"  he  asked. 

**He  is  asleep  upstairs,  sir." 

The  stranger  took  from  his  pocket  a  dollar  and  laid    5 
it  on  the  table.     ^*I  will  wager  this  dollar,"  he  said, 
''that  your  husband  is  not  asleep.     Will  you  please 
go  and  see?" 

Mrs.   Swenn   ran   quickly  out   of   the   shop.     The 
stranger  emptied  the  cash-drawer.    After  a  moment  10 
the  wife  returned  and  said  happily:  ''You  are  mis- 
taken and  I  have  won  the  bet."     And  she  took  the 
dollar  from  the  table  and  put  it  in  her  pocket. 

"Is  he  still  asleep?"  inquired  the  stranger,  politely. 

"Yes,  sir,"  answered  the  wife,  "you  see  he  always  15 
sleeps  an  hour  or  two  after  dinner." 

"Pardon  me,  Mrs.  Swenn,"  said  the  stranger,  "I 
believe  you  speak  the  truth,  but  I  should  like  to  go 
upstairs  myself  for  just  a  moment,  to  see  that  you  are 
not  mistaken."  20 

The  stranger  went  upstairs  softly  and  looked  at 
Swenn,  who  was  lying  on  the  bed  and  snoring.  First 
the  stranger  smiled,  and  then  he  took  a  watch,  a 
pocket-book,  and  a  gold  ring  which  he  found  on  the 
table.    Then  he  returned  to  the  shop.  25 

"Your  husband  is  a  stupid  fellow  to  sleep,"  he  said 
to  Mrs.  Swenn.  "It  is  good  that  he  has  such  a  clever 
wife." 

"And  that  is  the  truth,"  replied  Mrs.  Swenn. 


114       ZrtoIIige   unb  5roIHge  ^efd^id^ten 

Exercise  in  Indirect  Discourse 
See  opposite  page. 

Translate  into  German:  i.  Say  that  the  captain  is 
very  sorry  that  he  can  not  come,  that  he  is  on  duty. 
2.  Reply  to  the  captain,  that  the  councilor's  wife  is 
also  very  sorry,  that  she  thanks  him  for  the  splendid 
flowers,  and  that  she  hopes  he  will  come  soon  to  call 
upon  her.  3.  She  hoped  I  would  come  soon.  4.  Every- 
body thought  that  Mr.  Ebers  had  become  a  prosper- 
ous man.  5.  One  day  he  declared  that  he  was  going 
to  travel  and  would  go  to  Wiesbaden,  to  take  the  cure 
for  rheumatism.  6.  He  said  that  he  would  much 
rather  sit  in  the  parlor  of  his  cozy  home  than  here  in 
the  great  dining-hall  of  the  hotel.  7.  My  friend  told 
me  that  the  poor  man  ran  past  these  people,  as  if  he 
had  been  pursued  by  evil  spirits.  8.  He  wrote  that 
he  had  his  trunk  sent  to  the  depot.  9.  He  told  his 
servant  to  bring  the  meal  along  with  him.  10.  He 
said  there  were  three  marks  in  his  purse.  11.  My 
wife  told  me  that  I  should  have  to  eat  the  cold  pota- 
toes and  the  tough  meat  which  the  restaurant  offers 
its  customers.  12.  I  was  informed  that  I  should  march 
into  the  room  and  hand  the  captain  a  card.  13.  Fritz 
thought  that  he  would  probably  have  many  advan- 
tages. 14.  The  captain  said  that  I  did  not  need  to 
live  in  the  barracks  and  that  I  could  keep  my  room 
in  Carl  Street.  15.  My  son  writes  me  that  his  room  is 
in  charge  of  Sergeant  Papke.  16.  The  latter  told  my 
son  that  he  must  fetch  him  a  bowl  of  fresh  water 
and  brush  his  coat. 


IHolligc  unb  brolligc  ^efd^id^ten       115 


Grammar  Review 

59.  The  subjunctive  is  used  in  indirect  discourse  and 
generally  also  to  impart  the  thoughts  of  the  person  spoken 
of.  @r  fagtc  mir,  ha^  fein  53ater  franf  fel  (hjcire)  he  told  me 
his  father  was  sick;  bitte  fagen  ®ie  bem  ^od&,  ha^  §err  <SetbcI 
f)ier  fei  please  tell  the  cook  Mr.  Seidel  is  here;  fie  fd^rieben, 
bak  c^  urnnoQlid^  fei  (tudre)  they  wrote  that  it  was  impossi- 
ble; er  faf)  ein,  ba^  er  nid^t  bleiben  fonne  (fonnte)  he  realized 
that  he  couldn't  stay;  fie  fragte,  ob  er  unrec^t  l^abe  (f)(ttte) 
she  asked  if  he  was  wrong;  fie  glaubten  (meinten;  bad^ten), 
ba^  bu  eg  nic^t  tun  fonneft  (fonnteft)  they  believed  (were  of 
the  opinion;  thought)  that  you  could  not  do  it;  bte  %xaVL 
bef)auptete,  fie  fiahe  (f)(itte)  ba^  @elb  t)erloren  the  woman  as- 
serted she  had  lost  the  money. 

60.  From  the  above  examples  it  is  clear  that  in  indirect 
discourse  the  English  preterit  is  replaced  by  the  German 
present,  and  the  English  pluperfect  by  the  German  per- 
fect subjunctive.  This  is  the  rule  in  the  literary  language, 
but  in  colloquial  speech  the  preterit  and  pluperfect  sub- 
junctive are  very  generally  retained.  The  retention  of 
the  latter  is  most  frequent  when  the  forms  of  the  present 
and  perfect  indicative  are  identical  with  those  of  the 
present  and  perfect  subjunctive.  In  this  case  the  past 
tenses  are  used,  in  order  to  secure  a  form  which  is  unmis- 
takable, (gr  fragte,  ob  id^  ntd^t  unred^t  ^atte  (the  form  f)abc 
is  common  to  both  subjunctive  and  indicative);  likewise 
er  n)oIIte  tDiffen,  ob  id^  Diet  gereift  f)(itte. 

61.  In  accordance  with  the  rule  just  given,  the  preterit 
miirbe  is  often  substituted  for  mxbt  (a  form  common  to 
both  present  indicative  and  subjunctive);  and  therefore 
the  so-called  conditional  iDiirbe  tun,  n)ilrbe  gel^en,  tDilrbc 
bleiben  is  substituted  for  the  forms  with  tDerbe.  @r  Der* 
fprad^  mir,  bai  id^  in  ber  nad^ften  ^eit  9eF)en  tDiirbe  he  promised 
me  I  should  go  in  the  near  future. 


116       ZTloIItge   unb   brollige  ^efd^id^ten 

^aig  XtUpf^on  Ilingclt 

„§icr  grau  ©el^elmrat  (Sd^tDci^fe;  —  lt)er  bort?" 
„(^uten   3}^orgen,    grau    ^anfbireftor.     SStc   ge!)!   c^ 

„3a  grau  53anfblreftor,  bie  !2eute  f)C^cn  mid^  p  Sobc," 
5      „5rciulein  SD^arti  berlobt?    SSa^  ©ic  nid^t  fagcn.    iffiirb 
abcr  aud^  3^^t,    (Sic  mufe  bod^  balb  t)ier^ig  fein/ 

„(Sd^on  fiinfunbbiersig?    ^Sie  f)ei6t  benn  ber  ^rfiuttgam? 

,,5mei)cr?    S)er  9[)^ei)er,  ber  ba^  §anbfd^ut)9efd^aft  l^at?" 

„^a^  fagen  (Sic?    ^cr  S^afficrcr  ift  Dcrfd^munbcti?" 
lo      „^rei6igtaufcnb  9Karf  {)at  er  mitQcnommcn?    ^a,  ja, 
man  tann  l^cutc  fcincm  trauen.    3)?ein  (Stubcnmdbd^en  nafc^t 
aud^  immcr,    3d^  fd^idfe  fie  balb  fort," 

„^a,  tdix  Qt\)tn  aud^  in6  ^I^catcr," 

„^cin,  id^  trage  ba^  blauc  (Scibcnflcib  mit  ben  (Spifecn." 
IS      „9Kein  9l)^ann  fd^Iaft  and^  fef)r  fd^Ied^t,    (gr  l)uftct  immer 
beg  g^ad^tg." 

„^ein,  id^  fomnte  gar  nid^t  au^  ber  SUr;  id&  bin  immer 
fo  befd^aftigt," 

„grau  ^oftor  SSemidfe  franf?    (2o?    ©eftem  traf  id^ 
20  fie  in  ber  ^onbitorei  unb  ba  fal^  fie  fel)r  tv6i)l  au^." 

„3a,  bie  ^Butter  foftet  jefet  2  3Karf  20,  gg  ift  gar  nid)t 
gum  5lugf)altcn," 

„3a  nod^  eing.    9Kein  Sanarient)oge(  ^at  aufgef)ort  ju 
fingen.    ilSag  tut  man  ba?    (Sic  f)aben  ja  @rfat)rung?" 
25      „(Sic  erfd^rcrfen  mid^!    (Sr  n)irb  bod^  nid^t  fterben?" 

„ginen  (Sd^o6f)unb  f)at  3^)^  $err  ©ema^l  3f)nengefd^enft?" 

„9}^einer  l)ie6  granjd^en.  ^a^  arme  3:ierd^en!  (5r  f)atte 
cin  gelt  tDie  bon  (Seibe  unb  mufetc  fd^on  fo  friil)  fterben!  2ll(c6 
iDag  id^  Ueb  l)abc  im  !i?eben,  mufe  fterben,  —  9^a,  (Sd^Iufe!" 


UToIIigc  unb  brolltge  (5efd?td?ten       117 

The  Telephone  Rings 

"This  is  Mrs.  Chatterton  —  who  is  that  speaking?'' 

**0h,  Mrs.  Schulze,  I  am  so  glad  to  hear  your  voice 
again!  Won't  you  excuse  me  just  one  moment, 
please?" 

Mrs.  Chatterton  in  a  low  voice  to  her  chamber-    5 
maid,  Mary:  "Quick,  Mary,  come  to  the  telephone. 
It  is  Mrs.  Schulze  and  she  always  talks  the  whole 
morning.     You  answer  all  her  questions;  I  have  so 
much  to  do." 

Mary  at  the  telephone:  "Well,  here  I  am  again,  10 
Mrs.  Schulze." 

"Yes,  indeed,  you  do  look  a  little  pale." 

"The  chambermaid!  —  Who  told  you  she  is  always 
eating  things?" 

"I   told   you   that!  — Why,    Mrs.    Schulze,   I   like  15 
Mary  better  than  any  girl  I  ever  had!    I  shall  never 
dismiss  her." 

"What!  You  saw  her  in  the  theater?  She  was 
wearing  my  blue  silk-dress  with  the  lace  trimming? 
Oh,  I  can't  believe  it."  20 

"Oh,  you  didn't  see  her,  but  your  servant-girl, 
Regina,  saw  her?  Wait  till  I  see  that  tattle-tale 
again!" 

"Tuesday    evening    I    met  —  I    mean    Mary    met 
Regina  and  her  fiance  in  the  confectioner's  shop.    She  25 
was  wearing  your  new  hat." 

"You  do  not  recognize  my  voice?  No  wonder;  I 
am  sleeping  badly  and  keep  coughing  nights.  I  really 
must  go  now.     Good-by!" 


118       ZnoIIige   unb  brolltcjc  (Scfd^tcf^tcn 

Read  the  following  stories  through  several  times 
and  be  prepared  to  tell  them  to  the  class,  if  called 
upon.  Try  to  tell  the  story  well,  in  a  round  full  voice 
and  with  accurate  enunciation.  This  exercise  may 
be  repeated  by  memorizing  other  anecdotes  and 
stories,  to  be  found  in  the  grammar  or  the  elementary 
reading-book  which  the  student  has  last  read. 

^cr  quit  Onttl 

^urt  (Sd^laumeicr  ift  (Stubent  in  55crlin.  Sr  befuc^t 
fleifeig  \>a^  X^taUx,  ba^  ^onjert  unb  ba^  9^eftaurant,  aber 
niemal^  bie  Unit)erfttat.  @r  l^at  einen  reic^en  Ontd,  unb 
biefer  fc^icft  jeben  3)2onat  feinem  flcifeigen  5^effen  300  9}2arL 
5  (Sitter  2:age«  befud^te  ber  Onfel  ben  5^effen  in  53erlin, 
'^k\tv,  nid)t  menig  iiberrafc^t,  er^a^lt  t)tel  t)on  hen  8tubien, 
Don  ben  ^rofefforen  unb  Don  ben  53orIefungen.  „(Bo,"  fagtc 
ber  Onfel  enblic^,  „id)  H^^  Won,  bu  bift  eln  braDer,  fleifeiger 
3unge.  3e^t  mill  id)  aber  ettoa^  Don  Berlin  fel)en»  ^eforge 
lo  eine  ^rofd^e." 

X)er  fleifeige  5^effe  beforgte  eine  S)rof(^fe.   „T)rofc^fenfut^ 

fd)er/'  fagte  er,  „biefer  $err  ift  ntein  Dnfel.    Sr  ift  I)eute  ba^ 

erfte  5D?al  in  ^Berlin.  S^^Q^'^  ^i^  ^^^  ^i^  befannten  ®ebaube 

unb  *ipta^e.     gafiren  'Bit  aber  nid^t  ju  fd^nell." 

15      „3Ble  !)ei6t  jene^  ©ebciube?"  fragte  ber  Onfel  plo^id^. 

„^a^  iDeife  id)  nic^t/'  antmortete  ber  9^effe,  „id)  fomme 
niemal^  in  biefe  ©egenb.  5lber  ber  ^utfc^er  toeife  genjife." 
„3an)of)I,"  antmortete  biefer,  „ba^  tft  bie  UniDerfitat." 

Translate  into  German  Exercise  on  page  145. 


IlToIHge   un5  broIH^e  (5efd?id?ten       119 

Grammar  Review 

6!5.  Put  the  following  indicatives  into  the  subjunctive 
of  indirect  discourse.  Prefix  to  each  of  the  five  para- 
graphs nxir  tDurbe  erga()It,  bag  to  keep  the  reason  for 
change   of   mood   clearly   in   mind. 

^m  ^htnh  uadi  bcr  6ci^Iaci^t 

@^  n)ar  ant  Xaqt  nad)  ber  ^Si^la^^t  bci  ©rabelotte,  ha 
lagcrtcn  bie  prcufeifd^en  ©arben  urn  ein  fletne^  fransoftfd^c^ 
©orf.  tibcraK  flammtcn  bie  gexier.  3)tc  clncn  fatnmelten 
§0(3,  hit  anbercn  ©trol^  pm  Sager,  toicber  anbere  ilSaffcr, 
um  (Sicr,  ^artoffcht  ober  ^affee  p  fod^en*  5 

^toljtlc^  crtonte  ein  3^i^^i^  ^urc^  ba^  ^^agcr,  unb  bcr  ?fimt 
fd^n)ieg  auQcnbltcflic^*  @^  toar  ein  5IugenbU(f  gum  allge= 
meinen  ®ebet,  unb  e^  iDurbe  in  menigen  ^ird^en  fo  gebetet  n)ie 
ba.  S)ann  aber  begann  bie  t)otte  9?e9intent^mufif  ben  Ef)oraI: 
9^un  banfet  alle  ®ott!  2Ilte  ^el^ten  unb  alle  ^txitn  fangen  10 
mit  in  ber  ftilten  9^ad^t,  unb  h)eit]^in  jogen  beutfd^e  S^Ifinge 
iiber  bie  frembe  (Srbe. 

(g^  gibt  grofee  (Sinbrlidfe,  benen  fid^  fo  leid^t  fein  ©emiit 
entjief)en  fann:  fo  ber  erfte  5lnbUcl  be^  9D?eere^,  bie  ©tille  iiber 
ben  ©tetfd^ern  ber  2llpen,  ber  gall  be^  5^iagara,    grgreifenber  15 
fann  feiner  gebac^t  toerben  aU  ba^  ©ebet  Don  Jaufenben,  bie 
man  in  ber  9^ac^t  nic^t  \k^t 

3f)re  bereinigten  ©timmen  gaben  burd^  ba^  Sunfel  eine 
getoattigere  5SorfteI(ung  Don  ber  grofeen  SWenge,  aU  e6  ber 
5lnbU(f  berfetben  am  f)ellen  Xaqt^lx^t  tun  fonnte.  20 

Unb  n)ie  ber  ®efang  DerbaKte,  n)ar  mand^e^  5(uge  feudal, 
bie  ©efd^dfte  njurben  ftitter  Derrid^tet,  6^  mufete  erft  ein 
iibergang  fid^  finben,  bi^  bie  fro]()en  flange  ber  „^ac^t  am 
^i)dn"  ertonen  fonnten. 


120       IHoIlige  unb-  6roIItge  ®cfd?td?ten 


Grammar  Review 

63.  The  difference  in  usage  between  c^  gibt,  e^  ^ab  and 
e^  ift,  e^  tt)ar  has  been  noted  above  [page  17,  §  7].  But 
German  is  far  more  prone  to  avoid  the  idea  ''there  is," 
"  there  was,"  than  English  is.  German  prefers,  where 
possible,  to  achieve  a  more  concrete,  more  definite  ex- 
pression than  that  offered  by  the  present  tense  of  either 
fein  or  gcbcn.  Examples:  there  is  a  chair  in  the  room  e^ 
befinbct  ftd^  cin  (Stu^I  im  ^i^^i^er;  there  is  a  lot  of  money  in 
my  pocket  e^  ftedft  mix  ein  §aufe  @clb  in  ber  2:afd)e;  there 
was  a  concert  last  night  Qeftcm  abenb  fanb  cin  Jlongert  ftatt; 
there  are  twelve  months  in  a  year  ba^  ^ai)V  bat  sn)olf  9D?onatc; 
there  are  some  papers  on  my  table  e^  lichen  cinigc  ^apiere 
auf  -meinem  Xifcbc;  there  is  a  pretty  hat  for  sale  in  that  shop 
in  bem  J^aben  ftcbt  ein  biibfd^er  ^ut  ju  berfanfcn;  there  is  run- 
ning for  you!  ba^  \)d^t  bod)  laufen!;  there  is  nothing  to  eat 
in  the  restaurant  ba^  9?eftaurant  bietet  un«  nidjt^  ^u  effcn; 
there  was  great  excitement  at  the  fire  bei  ber  geuer^brunft 
berrf d)te  grofee  Hufregung;  there  were  still  giants  in  those 
days  in  icnm  Xagen  lebten  nod^  bte  9?iefen;  there  is  a  sidewalk 
from  here  to  the  next  town  t)on  bier  bi^  jum  niid^ften  ^orfe 
fiibrt  ein  ^rottoir. 

64.  Translate  the  following  sentences  into  German, 
substituting  in  each  case  a  more  concrete  verb  for  fein: 
I.  There  were  only  six  boys  in  the  class  [the  class  con- 
tained .  .  .].  2.  There  are  scarcely  any  wild  animals 
left  in  the  United  States  [there  live  in  the  .  .  .].  3.  There 
is  somebody  in  the  corner  [ftedfen],  4.  There  are  one  hun- 
dred men  in  the  company.  5.  There  is  a  performance 
every  two  weeks.  6.  There  is  a  pair  of  shoes  by  the  stove. 
7.  The  newspaper  is  at  the  back  door.  8.  There  were 
hard  times  during  the  Civil  War.  9.  There  was  nothing 
good  in  the  pantry.  10.  There  is  a  good  house  for  sale 
in  the  next  town. 


2lnl?ang 


praftifd^cr   <5chvand\  bet 
prdpofittoncn 


There  are  few  things  so  difl5cult  for  the  student  of  German  to 
learn  as  the  use  of  a  number  of  prepositions.  This  difficulty  may 
inhere  somewhat  in  the  material  itself,  and  yet  it  is  chiefly  due,  I 
imagine,  to  lack  of  observation  and  lack  of  practice  on  the  part  of 
the  student. 

Now,  many  of  the  usages  listed  below  are  not  conspicuous  depar- 
tures from  English  usage  and  therefore  do  not  attract  instant  atten- 
tion. But,  grouped  together  in  a  mass,  it  is  little  less  than  startling 
to  see  how  the  meanings  of  these  enclitic  words  shift  and  change. 
Chameleon-like  they  take  on  a  new  hue  with  each  new  context. 
Studying  such  words  is  like  studying  German  gender  and  modal- 
usage;  something  we  may  learn  from  the  grammar  and  the  diction- 
ary, but  most  —  and  all  that  is  really  important  —  we  must  learn 
by  close  attention  and  practice. 

Sufiicient  exercises  have  been  provided  to  give  the  student 
practice  in  the  use  of  these  idioms.  It  is  suggested  that  particular 
reference  to  these  lists  and  to  the  exercises  be  deferred  until  the  class 
has  completed  its  study  of  Part  I  of  First  German  Composition. 
Except  where  the  exercise  contains  a  word  not  in  the  list  of  idioms  on 
which  the  exercise  is  based,  the  words  of  the  exercises  are  not  given 
in  the  English-German  Vocabulary,  in  order  to  avoid  useless  duplica- 
tion of  material.  The  lists  of  idioms  are  themselves  a  sufficient 
glossary  for  the  exercises. 


«ll 


©ie  Stabt  Imt  am  gtuffc 

granffurt  a/'m. 

'^k  dld\)t  ift  an  mir 

2ln  einer  ^lume  ried^en 

3d^  ne()Tne  an  ber  ©ad^c  teil 

@^  liegt  tnir  am  ^er^en 

(Sr  crgreift  tnid^  am  5lrm 

5ln  ber  $anb  bemunben 

<Sol(  id^  an  bie  2:nr  flopfen? 

(g«  flopft  an  ber  Jiir 

@r  0c{)t  ang  ?anb 

©ie  gel&en  an  ^orb 

5(n  einem  ©tabe  gelien 

^anh  an^  iEBerf  feijen 

®ie  fommen  an  ben  ^ettelftab 

^0^  Saffer  reid^t  an  bie  ^nie 

3d^  fd^reibe  an  bid^ 

(Sr  benft  an  feinen  greunb 

<Bk  9en)o]^nen  fid^  an  alle^ 

(Sr  fd^liefet  ftd^  an  un^  an 
(Sr  freut  fid^  an  ber  ^a(i)e 
'Bit  argert  fid^  an  mir 
Sd)   rcid^e   mid^    an   meinem 

geinbe 
3d^  erfenne  i()n  an  ben  ^leibem 
%n  (Sd^minbfud^t  fterben 


The  city  is  situated  on  the 

river 
Frankfurt  on  the  Main 
It  is  my  turn 
To  smell  of  a  flower 
I  take  part  in  the  affair 
It  concerns  me  closely 
He  seizes  me  by  the  arm 
To  wound  in  the  hand 
Shall  I  knock  on  the  door? 
There  is  a  knock  at  the  door 
He  goes  ashore 
They  go  aboard 
To  walk  with  a  crutch 
To  set  to  work 
They  are  reduced  to  beggary 
The  water  is  knee-deep 
I  am  writing  to  you 
He  is  thinking  of  his  friend 
You     get     accustomed     to 

everything 
He  joins  our  party 
He  rejoices  at  the  affair 
She  is  angry  with  me 
I    take   vengeance   on    my 

enemy 
I  know  him  by  his  clothes 
To  die  of  consumption 


123 


124    prd!ttfd}cr  ^ebraud?  bcr  Prdpofitionen 

5ln  ^inbc^ftatt  annd^men  To  adopt 

5lm  ^benb  In  the  evening 

53i^  an  nteinen  ^opf  Up  to  my  head 

SO^angel  an  @elb  Lack  of  money 

2u\t  am  9?aube  Delight  in  thieving 

Sr  ift  ?eF)rer  an  her  ©d^ule  He  is  a  teacher  in  the  school 

(Sr  ift  reic^  an  5Serftanb  He  has  much  common  sense 

(Sie  ift  arm  an  grennben  She  has  almost  no  friends 

%n  f)nnbert  ©belfteinc  About  a  hundred  jewels 

^ie  i^ahxit  gibt  an  1200  l?eu^     The  factory  gives  work  to 

ten  2(rbeit  about  1 200  people 

T)it    gcftnnQ    f)at    an     1000     The  fortress  has  a  garrison 

SD^ann  ^efa^ung  of  about  1000  men 

I.  Did  you  say  that  Berlin  was  situated  on  the  Spree? 
2.  I  think  it  must  be  your  turn.  3.  Of  course  he  was 
obliged  to  take  part  in  the  affair,  for  it  concerned  him 
closely.  4.  They  adopted  the  poor  boy,  although  he  was 
already  dying  of  consumption.  5.  He  kept  thinking  of 
his  friend  all  day,  and  in  the  evening  he  wrote  to  him. 
6.  There  was  a  knock  at  the  door  and  in  came  an  old 
man  who  walked  with  a  crutch.  7.  The  father  seized  his 
child  by  the  arm,  for  he  was  very  angry  with  him.  8.  He 
may  have  much  common  sense,  but  everybody  knows 
that  he  has  almost  no  friends.  9.  About  a  hundred  yards 
away  there  was  a  factory  which  gave  work  to  about  fifty 
men  and  women.  10.  He  walked  ashore,  although  the 
water  was  knee-deep.  11.  If  you  are  lazy  and  do  not  set 
to  work  soon,  you  will  be  reduced  to  beggary.  12.  One 
should  love  his  friend,  but  one  should  not  take  vengeance 
on  his  enemy.  13.  The  soldier  was  wounded  in  the  arm. 
14.  Ought  I  to  knock  on  the  door  of  his  room?  15.  There 
are  about  a  hundred  teachers  in  the  school.  16.  This  rose 
is  very  fragrant;  won't  you  smell  of  it? 


Praftifcf^er  ©cbraud?  6cr  prdpofitionen    125 


»ttf 


@«  licgt  auf  bem  Jifd^c 
(Sr  ift  auf  bcr  ^agb 
Sie  n)o()nt  auf  bem  ?anbe 
dv  fiel^t  auf  bie  ^^fib,  auf  ba^ 

?aub,  auf  9veifen 
(Sr  ift  (©driller  auf  bem  ©ijm^ 

naftum 
(Sr  folfit  mir  auf  bem  guge 
(gr  begleitet  mid^  auf  (Sc^rltt 

uub  Xvitt 
(Sr  triigt  mid^  auf  ^cinben 
Saffen  n)ir  e«  auf  ftd^  beruf)en 

(Sr  legt  e^  auf  btn  Xi\ii) 
2Bir  madden  uu^  auf  htn  SBeg 
(Slegibt  eineu^rief  auf  bie  ^  oft 
!Den  9^agel  auf  hm  ^opf  treffen 
^ie  3iwtmer   9e()eu   auf   bie 

©trafee 
(S^  Qef)t  auf  fiiuf 
©ebeu  ©ie  auf  bie  (^ad^e  ad^t! 
3?d^  fie()or(^e  auf^  SBort 

<Sie  ftetteu  mid^  auf  bie  "probe 
@r  feijt  ba^auf  meiue  9?ed^uuu9 
<Bk  besie()t  ficft  auf  ben  ^rief 
3d&  finue  auf  ^Rad^e 
®ie  fd^Iugeu  ben  geinb  auf6 

$aupt 
5luf  biefe  SKeifc 
2luf  ieben  gatl 
5Iuf  arie  gatte 


It  is  lying  on  the  table 
He  is  out  hunting 
She  lives  in  the  country 
He    goes    hunting,    to    the 

country,  traveling 
He  is  a  pupil  in  the  high 

school 
He  is  always  at  my  heels 
He  sticks  to  me  like  a  burr 

He  takes  good  care  of  me 
Let  us  push  the  matter  no 

further 
He  lays  it  on  the  table 
We  set  out  on  our  way 
She  posts  a  letter 
To  hit  the  nail  on  the  head 
The  rooms  look  out  on  the 

street 
It  is  almost  five  o'clock 
Pay  attention  to  the  matter 
I  obey  instructions  to  the 

letter 
They  put  me  to  the  test 
He  charges  that  to  me 
She  refers  to  the  letter 
I  am  meditating  revenge 
They    routed    the    enemy 

completely 
In  this  way 
At  any  rate 
By  all  means 


126    Praftifd^cr  ^ebraud?  bcr  Prdpoftttonen 

5luf  feinen  gall  On  no  account 

Huf^  genauefte  To  a  / 

Huf  3Sieberfe^en!  See  you  again  soon! 

(Baat  auf  ^offnung  Food  for  hope 

3d)  trinfe  auf  bein  $Bof)l  I  drink  to  your  health 

3^  tDage  e^  auf  gut  ©liidf  I  take  my  chances 

5(uf  53or0  nef)men  To  take  on  credit 

SSic  f)ei6t  ba^  auf  beutfd^?  What   is   the    German   for 

that? 

©d^lag  auf  @d^Iag  In  rapid  succession 

®le  fc^tlt  auf  mid^  She  gives  me  a  scolding 

(Sr  ift  b5fe  auf  if)n  He  is  angry  with  him 
dx  freut   fic^   auf   ba^   font-     He  looks  forward  eagerly  to 
mcnbe  geft  the  approaching  festival 

I.  My  friend  lives  in  the  country,  and  he  was  out  hunt- 
ing when  I  arrived.  2.  She  set  out  on  her  way  to  post 
the  letter.  3.  You  hit  the  nail  on  the  head  when  you  say 
that  he  sticks  to  me  like  a  burr.  4.  She  gave  me  a  scold- 
ing, because  she  was  angry  with  me.  5.  The  book  is  lying 
on  the  table,  but  I  did  not  lay  it  there.  6.  They  were 
always  at  the  heels  of  the  enemy  and  at  last  they  routed 
them  completely.  7.  What  is  the  German  for  "They 
drank  to  my  health"?  8.  It  was  almost  noon  before  he 
again  referred  to  the  letter.  9.  Please  pay  attention  to 
this  matter;  I  want  you  to  obey  my  instructions  to  the 
letter.  10.  Every  other  week  Mr^  Schulze  goes  to  the 
country,  for  he  likes  to  go  hunting.  11.  Why  do  you 
meditate  revenge;  have  I  not  always  taken  good  care  of 
you?  12.  Everyone  must  take  his  chances,  when  he  goes 
traveling.  13.  By  all  means,  put  him  to  the  test.  14.  I 
am  looking  forward  eagerly  to  my  new  room,  for  it  looks 
out  on  the  street.  15.  Why  push  the  matter  any  further; 
I  certainly  do  not  charge  you  with  the  mistake. 


prafttfdjcr  ©cbraud?  ber  prdpofttionen    127 


Stu) 


5lu«  bent  genfter  fef)en 

2(ug  bem  3"nmer  0ef)cn 

3d)  liberfcije  auS  bem  ^eut* 

fc^cn 
SSa^  foil  au«  mlr  luerbcn? 
5lu^  (SIfafe  QebiirtiQ 
5lu«    ben    5luQen,    au^    bem 

®inn 
e«    ift    Qu«    ber    9JJobe    ge^ 

fommen 
Tlan  module   auS   ber   §aut 

faf)ren 
^c^  ^cife  au§  (Srfa()rung 
@^  gefd^aJ)  au^  33erfe]^en 
®ie  ift   au§  (Sd)h)dd^e  nad)^ 

giebig 
(Sr  ^anbelt  aug  fd^led^ten  ^e= 

tDeggriinben 
©^  ift  au^  ^ols  gemad^t 
(Sr  ftammt  au§  guter  gamilie 
(Sr  fang  au^  roller  Stcl}k 
SBir    tun    ba^    au^    biefem 

@runbe 
5lu«  ©runbfafe 
Slug  5Borfic&t 
(S«  ift  au«  mit  i^m 
(Sr  h)ei6  ttieber  au«  nod^  ein 
3a()r  auS  3a^t  ein 


To  look  out  of  the  window 
To  leave  the  room 
I   translate  from  the   Ger- 
man 
What  will  become  of  me? 
A  native  of  Alsace 
Out  of  sight,  out  of  mind 

It  has  gone  out  of  style 

It   is   enough  to  drive  one 

mad 
I  know  by  experience 
It  happened  by  mistake 
She    is    indulgent    because 

she  is  weak 
He  acts  from  bad  motives 

It  is  made  of  wood 
He  comes  of  a  good  fanlily 
He  sang  with  all  his  might 
We  do  that  for  this  reason 

On  principle 
As  a  precaution 
It  is  all  up  with  him 
He  is  at  his  wit's  end 
Year  after  year 


5lu6er  mir  tear  feiner  ba 
Huger  bem  $aufe 
Singer  $aufe  fpcifen 


No  one  was  there  but  me 

Out-of-doors 

To  dine  out 


128    praftifd^er  ^ebraud?  5er  prapofitionen 

(Sr  gcrlct  auger  \x6)  He  went  distracted 

!Dag  ift  aufecr  allctn  3ft)eifc(  That  is  beyond  all  doubt 

Qii)  0cf)e  auger  !Oaube^  I  am  going  abroad 

®ie  ift  jeljt  auger  (5^efal&r  She  is  now  out  of  danger 

I.  They  came  of  a  good  family;  that  is  beyond  all 
doubt.  2.  When  she  began  to  sing  with  all  her  might  we 
almost  went  distracted.  3.  It  will  soon  be  all  up  with 
him,  if  he  tries  to  act  from  bad  motives.  4.  He  is  now 
out  of  danger,  but  as  a  precaution  he  should  lie  in  bed 
another  week.  5.  The  student  who  looks  out  of  the  win- 
dow must  leave  the  room.  6.  In  the  larger  cities  it  has 
gone  out  of  style  to  build  houses  of  wood.  7.  We  were 
at  our  wit's  end  to  know  for  what  reason  they  did  this. 
8.  The  merchant  goes  abroad  year  after  year.  9.  No  one 
was  there  but  me  and  I  went  by  mistake.  10.  He  trans- 
lated my  letter  from  the  German,  although  he  is  a  native 
of  America.  11.  What  will  become  of  you  to-night,  if  I 
dine  out?  12.  It  is  enough  to  drive  one  mad,  to  see  a 
mother  who  is  indulgent  because  she  is  weak. 

S3ci 

^lltona  liegt  bei  Hamburg  Altona  is  near  Hamburg 

©ic  filjeu  bel  Xifd)e  They  are  at  dinner 

33Ielbe  bei  mir!  Stay  with  me 

^r  febrte  beim  SBirt  ein  He  put  up  at  the  inn 

3cb  b^be  @elb  bei  ntir  I  have  money  with  me 

(^«  ftebt  bei  3btien,  p  You  are  welcome  to 

^ei  (^ott  ift  fein  !Ding  un-     Nothing  is  impossible  with 

moGlid^  God 

53ei  ^age^anbruci^  At  the  break  of  day 

53ei  unferer  5ln!unft     •  Upon  our  arrival 

53ei  3^iten  (bei^eiten)  Betimes 

(gr  ift  nid^t  bei  ©innm  He  is  not  in  his  right  mind 


Prafttfd^cr  (5cbraucf?  ber  prdpofttionen    129 


(Sr  fd^iDur  bei  allcin  ^eiliQen 
53eim  <Spicl  Qenjinnen 
(Sie  f)alfen  mir  bci  ber  5(rbeit 
^ei  Qunftigem  ^Better   0ef)en 

!Da^  ift  bet  if)Tn  einerici 

^ei  ben  9?omern 

@r   geniefet   feine   firoge  Hd^- 

tung  bei  ung 
(Bit  n)of)nt  bei  mir 
Sei  !^eibe  (bei(eibe)  nid^t 

!Die  (Sd^Iad^t  bei  ©eban 

(Sr  ift  nod^  bei  t)olIen  ^raften 

@r  bad^te  bei  fid^ 

dx    blieb    bei    bent,    ma^    er 

Qefagt  f)atte 
53ei  (Seite  (beifeite) 
^ei  erfter  ©elegettfieit 


He  swore  by  all  that  is  holy 
To  win  at  cards 
They  helped  me  in  my  work 
We   will   go,    weather   per- 
mitting 
That's  all  the  same  to  him 
Among  the  Romans 
He  enjoys  no  great  esteem 

among  us 
She  lives  at  our  house 
Not    for    anything    in    the 

world 
The  battle  of  Sedan 
He  is  still  in  his  full  vigor 
He  thought  to  himself 
He  stuck  to  what  he  had 

said 
Aside 
At  your  first  opportunity 


ms 


SBott  53erlitt  big  ^ari^ 

55on  fiebeit  big  ad)t 

<Siebeit  big  ad^t 

^ig  bato 

3^  Qd)t  big  ttQd^  ^eipsifi 

^ig  n)ol)itt;  big  tDie  tt)dt? 

^ig  mattit? 

Sig  ilber  bie  O^ren  berliebt 

^ig  aufg  §aar 


From  Berlin  to  Paris 

From  seven  to  eight 

Seven  or  eight 

Hitherto 

I  am  going  as  far  as  Leipzig 

How  far? 

How  long? 

Over  head  and  ears  in  love 

To  a  nicety 


I.  He  said  that  he  had  money  with  him  and  that  I  was 
welcome  to  take  as  much  as  I  wished.  2.  He  swore  by 
all  that  is  holy  that  he  would  win  at  cards.     3.  "For," 


130    Praftifd^er  (Sebraud?  bcr  prdpofittonen 

he  thought  to  himself,  ''hitherto  I  have  always  had  luck." 
4.  He  lives  at  my  house  and  helps  me  a  great  deal  in  my 
work.  5.  I  know  five  or  six  people  who  are  very  old  and 
yet  they  are  still  in  their  full  vigor.  6.  Among  the  Romans 
foreigners  enjoyed  no  great  esteem.  7.  He  is  over  head 
and  ears  in  love;  so  his  friends  think  he  is  not  quite  in  his 
right  mind.  8.  It  is  all  the  same  to  me;  therefore  I  shall 
stick  to  what  I  have  said.  9.  Upon  our  arrival  we  found 
that  our  friends  were  already  at  dinner.  10.  How  far 
am  I  going?  Weather  permitting,  I  shall  go  to  Potsdam. 
II.  This  city,  as  you  know,  is  near  Berlin.  12.  At  my 
first  opportunity  I  shall  travel  from  Munich  to  Vienna. 


3) 
3d^  fomme  burd^  bic  (Stabt 
@r  frfjtDamm  burd^  ben  ©trom 
!5)urd&  ha^  gansc  2anb  (^in) 

!Durd§  3ufalt 

!Dur(^  groge  ^Inftrengungen 
din  (Sngldnber  burd^  unb  burd& 
Qd)  ):)aht  ba«  ^urf)  burd^        • 
Sllle  feine  £Ieiber  ftnb  burd) 
@g  Qet)t  mir  burd^  dMxf  unb 

S8ein 
^nxd)  (Sd^aben  luirb  man  fluQ 


!5)urd&  iDeld^eg  mttd? 


I  pass  through  the  city 
He  swam  across  the  river 
Throughout  the  whole  coun- 
try 
By  chance 

By  dint  of  vast  exertion 
A  thorough  Englishman 
I  have  finished  the  book 
All  his  clothes  are  worn  out 
That    pierces    to    my   very 

marrow 
Experience     is     the     best 

teacher 
By  what  means? 


5«r 


2:un  ®ie  ha^  filr  mid^ 
giir  eine  9)?arf  S^^^^ 
(Sin  fiir  allemal,  nein! 
3?d^  iS)cibe  e^  fiir  nxein  ^eben  gem 


Do  that  for  me 

A  quarter's  worth  of  sugar 

Once  for  all,  no! 

I  am  terribly  fond  of  it 


Prafttfd^er  (Sebraud?  ber  Prdpofitionen    131 


!Dic  Slrgumcnte  filr  unb  miber 
S^  l)altc  c^  fur  nteinc  "iPfad^t 
eg   lafet   ftd^   filr   unb  mibcr 

QutDcnben 
e^  ()at  ctmag  fUr  ftd^ 

3ci^  filr  meinc  ^crfon 

5In  unb  fttr  fic^ 

©ie  ift  ein  2y?(ibd&cn  filr  aKe^ 

gilr  bie  3cit  ber  9^ot 

@r  ift  tot  filr  mid^ 

(Sr  n)ieberr)oIte  SSort  fur  ^ort 

Za^  filr  jtag 

©d^ritt  filr  erf)ritt 

@r  fprad^  filr  ftc^  (f)in) 

3ci&  Icbe  n)5c^entli(i&  filr  bret* 

6i0  SD^arf 
etc  lebt  filr  ftd& 
©ie  h)aren  alle  filr  tf)n 


The  arguments  pro  and  con 
I  consider  it  my  duty 
It  cuts  both  ways 

There  is  something  to  be 

said  for  it 
I  for  my  part 
In  itself,  by  itself 
She  is  a  maid  of  all  work 
Against  the  time  of  need 
He  is  dead  to  me 
He  repeated  word  by  word 
Day  after  day 
Step  by  step 
He  spoke  in  an  aside 
I   live   on   seven   dollars   a 

week 
She  lives  by  herself 
They  were  all  on  his  side 


I.  By  dint  of  vast  exertion,  perhaps  a  man  can  live  on 
ten  dollars  a  week.  2.  Do  something  for  me,  won't  you: 
buy  me  fifty  cents'  worth  of  coffee.  3.  Once  for  all,  I  will 
not  do  it,  although  I  am  terribly  fond  of  you.  4.  My 
clothes  are  all  worn  out,  and  this  cold  wind  pierces  me  to 
the  very  marrow.  5.  For  my  part,  I  like  to  live  quite  by 
myself.  6.  I  heard  what  he  said,  although  he  spoke  in 
an  aside.  7.  She  was  only  a  maid  of  all  work,  yet  she 
had  saved  many  a  dollar  against  the  time  of  need.  8.  I 
consider  it  my  duty  to  swim  across  the  river.  9.  I  pass 
through  the  village  day  after  day.  10.  You  have  but 
repeated  word  for  word  what  I  already  know.  11.  Why 
are  you  all  on  my  side,  when  you  know  I  am  a  thorough 
American? 


132    pra!ttfd?er  (Scbraud?  ber  prdpoftttonen 


@egen 


3?d^  faufc  gcgen  bare  53esaf)lung 
©r  i[t  ein  ^inb  eegen  ntid^ 
©ie  filngen  gegen  bie  ©tabt  ^u 

©eine  !^iebe  gegen  fie  iDar  grog 
(Sr  f(i^n)i-mmt  gegen  ben  (Strom 
©egen  ben  SBinb 
3^  bin  unempfinblic^   gegen 

@d)merg 
!^a^  ift  gegen  bie  53emunft 
3^  iDette  se()n  gegen  ein^ 
©in     9}?ittel     gegen     3o()n« 

fd^ntergen 
^eutf(^lanb  fiit)rte  ^rieg  gc^ 

gen  granfrei(^ 
(Sg  tDaren  gegen  f)unbert  Tlann 

©g  ift  gegen  sh)oIf  Uf)r 
@g  gel^t  gegen  TloxQcn 
SSie  ein  Xropfen  Staffer  gegen 

ba«  2)?eer 
^ag  ift  fo  Derfd^ieben  gegen 

friil^er 
(Sr    mar    tanb    gegen    meinc 

SBitten 
3(i)  l&abe  nid^t^  bagegen 


I  buy  for  cash 

He  is  a  child  compared  to  me 

They  were  walking  towards 

the  city 
His  love  for  her  was  great 
He  swims  against  the  current 
In  the  teeth  of  the  wind 
I  am  not  sensitive  to  pain 

That  is  contrary  to  reason 

I  wager  ten  to  one 

A  remedy  for  toothache 

Germany  made  war  on 
France 

There  were  nearly  a  hun- 
dred men 

It  is  about  twelve  o'clock 

Day  will  soon  break 

As  a  drop  of  water  to  the 
sea 

That  is  so  different  from 
what  it  used  to  be 

He  was  deaf  to  my  requests 

I  have  nothing  against  it 


(Sr  fifet  I)inter  bem  Ofen 


He    is    sitting    behind    the 
stove 
Qd)  fe^e  e^  l^inter  ben  Ofen  I  set  it  behind  the  stove 

(©ie  lief  en  f)inter  bie  £ird^e  They  ran  behind  the  church 


prafttfcf^er  (Sebraud?  ber  prdpoftttonen    133 


2)ie  "iPferbc  f)inter  ben  SKagcn 

fpannen 
@r  fd^IuQ  mid)  f)inter  bie  Df)ren 
@r  0e()t  immer  l)lnter  mir  l^er 

@ie  fuf)rte  if)n  f)lnterS  J^id^t 
3d^    fonnte   nid&t   l^inter   bie 

@ad^e  fommen 
(Sr  Tuad^tc  bie^ur  {)inter  mir  gu 
@r  ift  f)intcr  feiner  ^^it  suriirf 
Sd^  fam  f)inter  feine  ©d^lid^e 

(Sr  ftcdfte  fid&  f)inter  mid^ 
©ie  f)at  e^  l^inter  ben  O^ren 
©d^reiben  <Bk  fid^  bag  l^inter 

bie  £)^ren 
3d)  Iie6  i()n  f)inter  mid^ 


To  put  the  cart  before  the 

horse 
He  boxed  my  ears 
He  is  always  following  after 

me 
She  deceived  him 
I   couldn't   get   the '  knack 

of  it 
He  closed  the  door  upon  me 
He  is  behind  his  age 
I  came  to  know  his  little 

tricks 
He  used  me  as  a  tool 
She  knows  a  thing  or  two 
Write   that   down  in   your 

little  book 
I  distanced  him 


I.  It  is  contrary  to  reason,  that  you  should  be  deaf  to 
my  requests.  2.  Everything  is  so  different  from  what  it 
used  to  be  in  the  days  when  Germany  made  war  on  France. 
3.  He  is  sitting  behind  the  stove,  that  is  true,  but  I  did 
not  set  him  there.  4.  I  boxed  my  son's  ears,  although  my 
love  for  him  is  great.  5.  Run  behind  the  church,  if  you 
want  to,  I  can  still  distance  you.  6.  I'll  wager  five  to 
one  that  you  have  deceived  me.  7.  Perhaps  I  am  too 
sensitive  to  pain,  and  yet  a  little  warm  water  is  not  a 
good  remedy  for  toothache.  8.  There  were  nearly  a 
hundred  men  still  there,  although  everyone  knew  that 
day  would  soon  break.  9.  It  may  be  that  he  is  behind 
his  age,  and  yet  I  am  a  child  compared  to  him.  10.  If 
you  were  not  always  following  after  me,  my  love  for  you 
would  be  greater.  11.  I  was  walking  towards  town  yes- 
terday in  the  teeth  of  the  wind. 


134    prafttfd^er  ^ebraud?  5er  prdpofittonen 


3« 


dv  ift  in  ber  <©d^ulc 
(Sr  9ef)t  in  bie  (Sd^ulc 
©el^en  ®ie  in^  jiticatcr? 

(gr  fcljt  fici^  in  bag  ®ra« 
(gr  njar  int  ^egriff  su  0ef)en 

(f r  fa^  in^  53ud^ 

Sr   J)at   fid^   in   ben   ginger 

Qcfc^nitten 
(5r  fc^lcift  in  feinen  ^leibcm 
3(^  fagte  il)r  ba«  in«  (VJefid^t 
3ci&  bin  in  ben  53ier3iQem 
3n  alter  5ru()e 
3n  ber  beftcn  5lbfid)t 
3et)n  gu6  in  ber  J^dnge 
(Sr  na()m  fie  in  (Sd^ulj 

(Sr  fnF)rt  ^ofe«  im  ed&ilbe 

(Sie  liegt  in  ben  lel^ten  Sm^^ 

Qn^  greie  eilen 

3n  bie  5Iud)t  fd^logen 

@r  rebct  in  ben  XaQ  I)inein 

(Sr  fiigt  fid^  in^  Untjermeiblid^e 

(gr  fagte  e«  mir  in^  Of)x 


He  is  at  school 

He  goes  to  school 

Are     you     going     to     the 

theater? 
He  sits  down  on  the  grass 
He    was    on    the   point    of 

leaving 
He  looked  into  the  book 
He  cut  his  finger 

He  sleeps  with  his  clothes  on 
I  said  that  right  to  her  face 
I  am  forty  years  and  more 
As  early  as  possible 
With  the  best  intentions 
Ten  feet  in  length 
He  took  her  under  his  pro- 
tection 
He  is  bent  on  mischief 
She  is  breathing  her  last 
To  hasten  out-of-doors 
To  put  to  flight 
He  talks  at  random 
He  bows  to  the  inevitable 
He  whispered  it  to  me 


SRit 


9}?iteinanber 
^ommen  <©ie  ntit  nnS! 
Q6)  rebe  mil  xi)m 
Sd)   f)Qbe   ein   gleid^eS   filter 
mit  if)r 


With  one  another;  jointly 
Come  along  with  us 
I  am  talking  with  him 
I  am  of  the  same  age  as  she 


Praftifd^er  (Scbraud?  6er  Prdpofittonen    135 


S»o«  ift  tl^tn? 

©^  ift  aii«  mtt  mir 

(Sin  ^opf  mit  ^onig 

(Sin  tiibel  mit  SBaffer 

Sin  ©d^iff  mit  ©olbaten 

mt  hex  3eit 

9)?it  bent  (S^locfenfd^lafi  fiinf 

a^it  bent  Hlter 

2)?it  einent  ^uflc 

2)?it  einent  SD^ale 

@r  reift  ntit  ber  (Sifenbal^n 

aWitnid^ten 

Tilt  ber  SBurstl  au^reigen 

©le  ntit  SSeile! 

Smit    ber   3eit   pftiicft    man 

^ofen 
3d^  tue  e^  ntit  ^^orfaij  . 
2)^it  jebent  jtage  inirb  e^  beffer 


How      are      you      getting 

along? 
What's    the    matter    with 

him? 
It's  all  over  with  me 
A  pot  of  honey 
A  tub  of  water 
A  shipload  of  soldiers 
In  the  course  of  time 
On  the  stroke  of  five 
As  we  grow  old 
At  a  draught 
All  of  a  sudden 
He  travels  by  train 
By  no  means 
To  tear  out  by  the  roots 
Haste  makes  waste 
All  things  come  to  him  who 

waits 
I  do  it  on  purpose 
It  grows  better  every  day 


I.  I  cut  my  finger,  just  as  they  were  on  the  point  of 
leaving.  2.  He  goes  to  school,  but  I  could  not  find  him 
at  school  yesterday.  3.  I  told  him  straight  to  his  face 
that  he  talked  at  random.  4.  We  put  to  flight  a  whole 
shipload  of  soldiers.  5.  The  woman  is  sixty  years  and 
more,  and  she  is  breathing  her  last.  6.  I  have  taken  him 
under  my  protection,  because  I  feared  his  brother  was 
bent  on  mischief.  7.  He  whispered  to  me  that  he  was 
on  the  point  of  going  to  the  theater.  8.  All  of  a  sudden, 
at  the  stroke  of  twelve,  they  hastened  out-of-doors. 
9.  Come  along  with  us,  we  are  going  to  travel  by  train 
as  far  as  Dresden.    10.  We  must  do  that  as  early  as  possi- 


136    praftifd^er  (Scbraud?  6cr  prdpofitionen 


ble,  for  as  we  grow  old  it  is  all  over  with  us.  ii.  How  are 
you  getting  along  now?  You  are  growing  better  every 
day,  are  you  not?  12.  I  said  that  to  him  with  the  best 
intentions.  13.  We  must  bow  to  the  inevitable:  we  are 
of  the  same  age  as  he  is.  14.  I  tore  the  flower  out  by  the 
roots;  I  did  it  on  purpose.  15.  You  must  not  sleep  with 
your  clothes  on,  by  no  means.  16.  What  is  the  matter 
with  you?  Don't  you  know  you  must  not  sit  down  on 
the  wet  grass? 

I  am  going  to  town 
Towards  town 
Come  home 


3d^  QeJie  nad^  ber  (Btabt 
^af^  ber  ^tabt  p 
^OTirmen  (Sie  nad)  §aufc! 
Sr  relft  nad)  ^ari^ 
(gr  ift  md)  ^ari« 
^^ad)  bonbon  beftimntt 
!Die  glud^t  md)  Sfitjpten 

'^adj    alien    $Ktcf)tungen    gcr= 

ftreuen 
©ie  fd^relen  nad)  58rot 
(Sr  iDarf  ben  53an  nad)  mir 
^ad)  beenbctent  ©otte^bienft 
mad)  iSf)rifti  ©ebnrt 

^el^n  Sy^inuten  nad)  bier 
^ad)   smei    ober   brei   3Ql^r= 

f)nnberten 
©iner  nad)  bem  onberen 
^ad)    ber    (Sonne    mirft    ber 

Tlonb  ha^  ftarffte  2id)t 
Sflad)    bent,    h)a^    id)    geliort 

l)abe 


He  sets  out  for  Paris 

He  has  gone  to  Paris 

Bound  for  London 

The  flight  into  Egypt 

Be  followed  by 

To  disperse  in  all  directions 

They  cry  for  bread 

He  threw  the  ball  at  me 

After  church 

In    the  year  of  our  Lord; 

A.  D. 
Ten  minutes  past  four 
Two     or     three     centuries 

hence 
Everyone  in  his  turn 
Next  to  the  sun  the  moon 

throws  the  strongest  light 
According  to  what  I  have 

been  told 


Prafttfcf^cr  ^cbtaud}  5cr  prdpofttioncn    137 


"ilflad)  ben  ©cfeijcn  bcr  S^atur 

©einem  filter  naci^  tft  er  grog 

(S^  ift  nad^  ber  9^atur  0cseid)nct 

SlIleTTx  5lnfd)ein  nad^ 

(Sr  fiiTQt  nad^  9loten 

5^ad^  Ttteiner  U\)x  ift  e«  fcd^^ 

^d)  fenne  i()n  nur  bcm  9^ainen 

md) 
SKenn  c^  nad^  mir  gitiQe 
Sr  ried^t  nad^  Zahat 
9?Qrf)  ^elieben;  nad&  ©utbiinfen 
^ad)  unb  nad^ 


In  conformity  to  the  laws 

of  Nature 
He  is  tall  for  his  age 
It  is  drawn  from  Nature 
In  all  likelihood 
He  sings  from  notes 
It  is  six  by  my  watch 
I  know  him  only  by  name 

If  my  plan  should  carry 
He  smells  of  tobacco 
Just  as  you  please 
Little  by  little;  gradually 


ttfcn 


@r  fa6  neben  mir 

(Btdk  e^  neben  ntid^ 

3d)  bin  ein  (Sd^njad^ling  neben 

ibnt 
^eine  anberen  ©otter  neben  ntir 


He  sat  at  my  side 

Put  it  near  me 

I  am  a  weakling  compared 

to  him 
No  other  gods  beside  Me 


O^nc 


3d)  befinbe  ntid^  of)ne  ©telle 
^a^  ift  obne  SKert 
Obne  3^^ifel;  obne  grage 
Obne  treitere^  ging  er 
Obne  ibn  tvax  id)  berloren 

Obne  eg  gn  n)iffen;  oi)ne  bai 

id)  eg  hjnfete 
(Sie  ift  gar  nid^t  ol^ne 


I  am  out  of  employment 

That  is  valueless 

Doubtless 

He  went  without  more  ado 

But  for  him  I  should  have 

been  lost 
Without  my  knowing  it 

She  is  not  half  bad 


I.  As  I  am  out  of  employment,  I  am  going  to  town. 
2.  He  is  RQt  setting  out  for  Hamburg,  he  has  gone  to 


138    pra!tifd?cr  ^ebraud?  bcr  prdpofttioncn 

Hamburg.  3.  Please  come  home  right  after  church. 
4.  According  to  what  I  have  been  told,  hundreds  of  poor 
people  are  crying  for  bread.  5.  He  had  been  smoking  in 
all  likelihood,  for  he  smelled  strongly  of  tobacco.  6.  She 
is  not  half  bad,  but  she  is  a  weakling  compared  to  her 
mother.  7.  He  threw  the  ball  at  me  without  my  knowing 
it.  8.  When  I  told  him  that  I  knew  him  only  by  name, 
he  went  away  without  more  ado.  9.  Will  you  not  put  the 
book  near  me?  I  want  it  at  my  side.  10.  The  best  pic- 
tures are  those  which  are  drawn  from  Nature.  11.  By 
my  watch  it  is  six,  but  by  yours  it  is  thirteen  minutes 
past.  12.  Two  centuries  hence,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord 
4000,  we  shall  all  be  forgotten.  13.  He  is  tall  for  his  age, 
but  he  is  no  weakling.  14.  If  your  plan  should  carry,  we 
could  disperse  the  enemy  in  all  directions.  15.  God  has 
said  that  we  should  have  no  other  gods  beside  Him. 
16.  Without  doubt  it  would  be  best  for  you  to  do  just  as 
you  please. 

(Scit  Wann  ift  er  l^ier?  How  long  has  he  been  here? 

<Seit  langerer  5^it  For  some  time  past 

®eit  einigen  3(iftt'en  Of  recent  years 

(Srft  feit  einigen  Xa^cn  These  few  days 

<Bdt  M^  SSod^en  These  six  weeks 

©eit  furscm  Lately 

^cit  unbenflid^er  ^eit  Time  out  of  mind 

<Btit  geraumer  ^eit  For  a  long  time 

flacr 

3)ie  SBoIfe  fd^iDcbt  iiber  htm     The  cloud  hovers  over  the 

^erge  mountain 

T)it    SSoIfe    siet)t  iiber    ben     The  cloud  sweeps  over  the 

iBerg  mountain 


praftifd^er  (Sebraucf?  ber  prapofttionen    139 


tibcr  bcm  90?cere«fplcgel 
Xrancn   floffen   \i)x  iiber   bie 

SSangen 
^aum  toax  ha^  SBort  ilber 

feme  !^ippen 
(Sr  [ifet  ttber  ben  ^iic^em 
(Sine  9f^eife  iiber  <See 
iiber  ^ari^  nad^  i^onbon 
S3i^  iiber  ben  topf 
!Dag  0ef)t  mir  iiber  al(e« 
9^id^t«  fief)t  iiber  Tint 
©ie     ift    iiber    alte    9)^a6en 

fc^on 
iiber  alle  (Srmortungen 
^eute  iiber  ac^t  ^age 
iiber  eln  3o.f)v 
iiber  furs  ober  lang 
^inntal  iiber  ba^  anberc 
3d)  fann  e^  mir  nid^t  iiber^ 

^ers  bringen 
iiber  bem  (©piele  bergigt  er 

feine  ©efc^afte 
@in  5{uffalj  iiber  bie  ^unft 
SD^eine  2)?einung  iiber  i()n 
iiber  ben  fd&Ied^ten  terl! 
£),  iiber  bie  Sugenb! 
iiber    f)unbert    ®(ifte    iDaren 

gelaben 


Above  the  level  of  the  sea 

Tears  trickled  down  her 
cheeks 

Scarcely  had  the  word  been 
uttered 

He  is  poring  over  his  books 

A  trip  across  the  sea 

To  London  via  Paris 

Beyond  one's  depth 

I  prefer  that  to  everything 

There  is  nothing  like  courage 

She  is  incomparably  beau- 
tiful 

Beyond  all  expectation 

A  week  from  to-day 

A  year  from  now 

Sooner  or  later 

Over  and  over  again 

I  can't  make  up  my  mind 
to  it 

He  neglects  his  business  to 
gamble 

An  essay  on  art 

My  opinion  of  him 

Oh,  what  a  bad  fellow! 

Oh,  youth,  youth! 

More  than  a  hundred  guests 
were  invited 


I.  Scarcely  had  she  uttered  these  words,  when  the  tears 
began  to  trickle  down  her  cheeks.  2.  How  long  have 
you  been  here?  I  have  been  waiting  for  you  for  a  long 
time.  3.  When  I  saw  the  girl,  I  found  she  was  beautiful 
beyond   all   expectation.     4.  Two   weeks   from   to-day  I 


140    praftifd^er  ^ebraud?  ber  Prdpofittonen 


shall  go  to  London  via  Paris;  sooner  or  later  I  shall  of 
course  return,  perhaps  a  year  from  now.  5.  The  clouds 
have  been  sweeping  across  the  mountains,  time  out  of 
mind.  6.  There  is  nothing  like  truth;  I  prefer  that  to 
everything.  7.  Lately  I  have  tried  over  and  over  again 
to  write  an  essay  on  art,  but  I  can't  make  up  my  mind 
to  it.  8.  For  some  time  past  a  black  cloud  has  been  hover- 
ing over  the  mountain.  9.  Of  recent  years  he  has  been 
poring  over  his  books,  but  now  he  is  beginning  to  neglect 
them  to  gamble.  10.  Oh,  age,  age!  More  than  ten  of 
my  old  friends  have  died  recently.  11.  The  city  is  more 
than  a  thousand  meters  above  the  level  of  the  sea.  12.  A 
trip  across  the  sea  would  make  you  well  again. 


tt 


Um  blc  @tabt  l^erum 
dx  ift  imnter  um  tnid^ 
@r  fiel  U)m  um  ben  ^aU 
5(tle6  brel^t  fid)  um  ii)n 

Um  iDeld^e  ^elt? 

@inen  ^ag  um  ben  anberen 

'XaQ  um  Xa^ 

5(u9e  um  ^luge 

Um  o(k«  in  ber  SSelt  uid)t 

dv  ift  um  fiinf  3af)rc  filter 

Um  fo  beffer 

mt  ftef)t^g  um  btd^? 

a^  ift  eine  emfte  ©od^c  um 

ha^  ©terben 
Um  ^immel^  hjillen! 
a^  ift  um  mic§  gefd^el^cn 
a^  ift  fd^abe  um  il^n 


Round  about  the  town 
He  is  always  at  my  elbow 
He  fell  upon  his  neck 
Everything    depends    upon 

him 
At  what  time? 
Every  other  day 
Day  after  day 
An  eye  for  an  eye 
Not    for    anything    in    the 

world 
He  is  older  by  five  years 
So  much  the  better 
How  are  you  getting  on? 
It  is  a  serious  thing  to  die 

For  heaven's  sake! 

I'm  done  for 

It's  a  pity  about  him 


praftifcf^cr  (Scbraud?  5cr  prdpofttionen    141 


Utttcr 


(S«  liegt  unter  bem  Zi\d)e 

SSirf  e^  unter  ben  ZiW 

Unter  bem  $orisont 

Unter  ber  (Srbe 

Unter  freiem  ^intmel 

©in  53ud^  unter  ber  ^reffc 

^  f)eiratete  unter  feinem  (Stanbe 

3^  ftef)e  unter  bent  ©efelje 

Unter  brei  3)?onaten 

Unter  bem  ©ebet 

S^^n  unter  l^unbert 

Reiner  unter  un^ 

Unter  bie  ©olbaten  fommen 

Unter  3)?enfd)en  fommen 

Unter  anberem 

Unter  un^  gefagt 

Unter  ber  $anb 

Sa^  t)erfte^en  <Sie  unter  btc* 

fem  Hugbrud? 
Unter  biefer  ^ebingung 


It  is  lying  under  the  table 

Throw  it  under  the  table 

Below  the  horizon 

Underground 

In  the  open  air 

A  book  in  the  press 

He  married  beneath  him 

I  am  subject  to  the  law 

In  less  than  three  months 

During  prayers 

Ten  in  a  hundred 

Not  one  of  us 

To  enlist 

To  see  the  world 

Among  other  things 

Confidentially 

Secretly 

What   do   you   understand 

by  this  expression? 
On  this  condition 


I.  He  is  always  at  my  elbow;  if  I  should  lie  under  the 
table,  he  would  lie  there  too.  2.  The  sun  is  below  the 
horizon  night  after  night.  3.  It  is  a  pity  about  him,  that 
he  should  marry  beneath  him.  4.  He  is  older  than  his 
wife  by  ten  years,  but  I  say,  so  much  the  better!  5.  You 
can  enlist,  but  on  this  condition:  that  you  do  not  come 
back  in  less  than  three  years.  6.  Not  ten  in  a  hundred 
people  really  see  the  world.  7.  It  all  depends  upon  him, 
what  time  we  go  to-morrow.  8.  I'll  tell  you  confiden- 
tially that  I  have  a  book  in  the  press.  9.  Round  about 
the  town  there  is  a  high  wall.  10.  You  should  not  talk 
during  prayers;  not  for  anything  in  the  world.     11.  For 


142    Praftifd^cr  (5ebraud?  bcr  prapofitionen 


heaven's  sake,  throw  the  old  book  under  the  table! 
12.  Every  other  day  he  takes  a  long  walk  in  the  open 
air.  13.  It  is  a  serious  thing  to  live,  and  yet  not  one  of 
us  wishes  to  die.  14.  When  I  met  him  yesterday,  he  fell 
upon  my  neck  and  asked  me  how  I  was  getting  along. 
Poor  fellow,  he  is  done  for!  15.  We  are  all  subject  to  the 
law;  we  must  not  say  "An  eye  for  an  eye,  and  a  tooth  for 
a  tooth.** 


S^ott 


Sfllmnt  ba^  bom  Zi\d)c  iDt^l 


T)tx  <Sd&h)eig   lief   x^m   t)OTn 

©eftd^t 
3^  tut  ba^  bon  ^crgcn  gem 
53on  gansem  ^crsen 
2Ba«  mollcn  (Sic  bon  mir? 
©rilfecn  ®ie  [i)n  t)on  mir! 
3ei!)n  t)on  t)unbcrt 

^rinfcn  @ic  t)on  bicfem  ^affee! 
©in  (Snglanber  t)on  ©eburt 
©ic  mirb  bon  mir  geliebt 
^ebermann    fprid^t    t)on    bcr 

<Bac^c 
5Son  bcr  3cit  an 
33on  3uQcnb  auf 
@r  rebel  t)on  mir 
SSon  9?ed^t«  mcgen 


Take  that  away  from  the 

table 
The    sweat    ran    down    his 

face 
I  do  that  most  willingly 
With  all  my  heart 
What  do  you  want  of  me? 
Remember  me  to  him 
Ten  in  a  hundred;  ten  per 

cent 
Drink  some  of  this  coffee 
An  Englishman  by  birth 
She  is  loved  by  me 
The  story  is  on  everybody's 

lips 
Ever  since 
Since  childhood 
He  is  talking  about  me 
According  to  law 


3d^  ftcl^c  Dor  bem  §aufe 
Qci)  Qel^e  t)or  ha^  ^au^ 


Sot 

I    stand   in    front    of    the 

house 
I  go  in  front  of  the  house 


praflifd^cr  (Scbraud?  6er  prdpofitionen    143 


(Sr  fd^IuQ  mir  bic  ZUx  Dor  bcr 

3(i^  f)Qbe  ba^  dor  ^lugcn 
3(^  011X0  t)or  bent  Ortc  borbet 
3^    tDarf    e«    lf)nx    oor    bie 

gufec 
@r  f)at  ba^  nod^  t)or  fid& 
^or  ber  $anb 
gUnf  arjinutcn  Dor  ^toolf 
dx  ftel^t  Dor  bcm  53anferott 

33or  eim0cr  ^cit 

^eute  Dor  ad^t  2:a0cn 

?e^ten   ^onnerfta0    Dor   ad^t 

3:a0en 
53or  alien  3)in0en 
(gr  sittert  Dor  tfilte 
(gr  ftirbt  Dor  C>iin0er 
55or  bent  !0(irm  fann  id^  nid^t 

fc^Iafen 
3<i)  ^aht  Dor  il^m  feine  ®e* 

f)eiTnniffe 
3d^  loamte  fie  Dor  tf)m 
9?ed^ten  gufe  Dor! 


He  shut  the  door  in  my  face 

I  have  that  in  view 
I  passed  by  the  place 
I  threw  it  at  his  feet 

He  has  that  still  to  do 
For  the  present 
Five  minutes  to  twelve 
He  is  on  the  verge  of  bank- 
ruptcy    ♦ 
Some  while  ago 
A  week  ago  to-day 
A  week  ago  last  Thursday 

Above  all  things 

He  is  trembling  with  cold 

He  is  dying  of  hunger 

I  can't  sleep  because  of  the 

noise 
I  have  no  secrets  from  him 

I  cautioned  her  against  him 
Right  foot  forward! 


I.  I  stood  in  front  of  your  house  two  weeks  ago  last 
Sunday.  2.  Some  time  ago  she  told  me  that  she  was 
loved  by  him.  3.  Don't  take  that  away  from  the  table; 
I  do  not  want  to  die  of  hunger.  4.  The  sweat  is  running 
down  my  face  and  here  you 'are  trembling  with  cold. 
5.  Above  all  things,  do  not  talk  about  me.  6.  I  am  not 
a  German  by  birth,  but  I  have  lived  in  Germany  since 
childhood.  7.  When  I  asked  him  to  remember  me  to  his 
mother,  he  said  ''I'll  do  that  most  willingly."    8.  Won't 


144    Prafttfdjer  ^ebraud?  bcr  Prdpoftttonen 

you  drink  some  of  this  milk?  For  the  present  there  is  no 
coffee  in  the  house.  9.  I  went  in  front  of  the  house  last 
night  at  just  ten  minutes  to  eleven.  10.  I  tried  to  cau- 
tion her  against  him,  but  she  slammed  the  door  in  my 
face.  II.  I  can't  sleep  because  of  the  noise  in  a  big  town; 
so  I  passed  by  the  place  and  spent  the  night  in  the  woods. 
12.  I  have  no  secrets  from  you;  besides,  the  story  is  on 
everybody's  lips.  13.  I  am  sorry  I  have  not  read  your 
book  yet;  I  have  that  still  to  do. 


811 


(5r  ging  gur  ^trd^c 
(5r  h)o]^nt  su  ^aufe 
(5r  h)o{)nt  gu  ebencr  Srbc 

Qd)  fa6  i^m  jur  ©cite 
Svi  SBaffcr  unb  gu  2anht 
Sr  a6  ^afe  gu  fcincm  53rote 

3(i)  bin  gur  3^it  f)ier 

@r  fprang  pm  gcnfter  I)lnau8 

3(i&  fpeife  gu  SD^ittag 

3u  Oftent 

©^  gefd^icbt  gu  bclncm  53cftcn 

3ft  bag  SBaffer  sum  2:riufen? 

!I)a«  ift  gum  ©terbcti 

(gr  gebt  gu  ©runbc 

3um  iBelfpiel 

(Sr   tDurbe   gum   *ipraftbcnten 

crn)al)(t 
!DaS  (StUcf  gu  gtDei  2)?arf 


He  went  to  church 

He  lives  at  home 

He    lives    on    the    ground 

floor 
I  sat  at  his  side 
By  water  and  by  land 
He    ate    cheese    with    his 

bread 
I    am    here    for    the    time 

being 
He    jumped    out    of    the 

window 
I  am  dining 
At  Easter 

It's  for  your  best  good 
Is  that  drinking  water? 
That's  enough  to  kill  one 
He  is  being  ruined 
For  example;  for  instance 
He  was  elected  president 

Fifty  cents  apiece 


Praftifd^cr  ^ebrauc^  6er  prdpofittonen    145 

©^  ift  im  ?abcn  gu  \)ahcn  It  is  for  sale  in  the  store 

Sd)  ^cihc  if)n  sum  greunbe  I  have  him  as  a  friend 

^um  ©lUcf  Fortunately 

^u  'jpferbc  On  horseback 

a^  ficriet  nid^t  gum  beften  It  did  not  succeed  any  too 

well 


3hitfrf)cn 

@r    ftanb    glnifdfjcn   mir   unb  He  stood  between  me  and 

bir  you 

^r   fteHtc   ftd^   sn)ifd)en   mx^  He  placed  himself  between 

unb  bid^  me  and  you 

3ii3ifd&en  sef)n  unb  gtDoIf  $funb  Between    ten    and    twelve 

pounds 

dx   ftecft   gt:)if(5en   ^iir   unb  He  is  in  grievous  straits 

Hnael 

I.  He  told  me  he  lived  on  the  ground  floor,  but  I  could 
not  find  his  rooms.  2.  At  what  hour  do  you  dine?  3.  She 
writes  that  she  is  here  only  for  the  time  being,  that  she 
leaves  next  Friday.  4.  At  first  the  table  was  standing 
between  them,  but  later  they  placed  it  between  the  two 
windows.  5.  We  always  eat  butter  with  our  bread;  last 
month  we  ate  between  ten  and  twelve  pounds  of  it.  6.  Yes, 
oranges  are  for  sale  in  that  store,  but  they  cost  five  cents 
apiece.  7.  Fortunately,  he  has  me  for  a  friend,  because 
he  is  in  grievous  straits.  8.  His  work  did  not  succeed 
any  too  well;  I  am  afraid  he  is  being  ruined.  9.  That  is 
not  drinking  water;  even  the  dog  will  not  drink  it.  10.  It's 
too  bad  that  you  were  not  elected  president;  but  it's  all 
for  your  best  good. 


VOCABULARY 


NOTE 

The  definite  article  precedes  every  noun  to  indicate  its  gender. 
If  the  genitive  singular  of  a  masculine  or  neuter  noun  is  not  given 
it  ends  in  -^.  The  plural  ending  is  always  shown  unless  the  noun 
lacks  a  plural. 

If  the  accent  of  any  word  is  not  marked  the  stress  is  on  the  first 
syllable.  In  separable  verbs  the  accent  is  indicated  and  the  prefix 
set  off  from  the  verb  by  a  hyphen.  The  parts  of  speech  are  named 
except  where  confusion  is  impossible,  viz:  verbs,  nouns,  and  ad- 
verbs which  have  the  form  of  an  uninflected  adjective. 

If  the  tense  auxiliary  of  a  verb  is  not  mentioned  it  is  l^abcn.  If 
the  conjugation  of  a  verb  is  not  shown  it  is  weak. 


147 


ABBREVIATIONS 


abbrev. 

abbreviation 

liter. 

literally 

ace. 

accusative 

masc. 

masculine 

adj. 

adjective 

mod. 

modal 

adv. 

adverb 

neut. 

neuter 

art. 

article 

nom. 

nominative 

aux. 

auxiliary 

num. 

numeral 

cf. 

compare 

P- 

page 

colloq. 

colloquial 

P-P' 

perfect  participle 

compar. 

comparative 

part. 

participial 

conj. 

conjunction 

perf. 

perfect 

contr. 

contraction 

pcrs. 

person  (al) 

dat. 

dative 

pi. 

plural 

def. 

definite 

poss. 

possessive 

dent. 

demonstrative 

pref. 

prefix 

dial. 

dialectic 

prep. 

preposition 

e.g. 

for  example 

pres. 

present 

etc. 

and  so  forth 

pret. 

preterit 

fern. 

feminine 

pron. 

pronoun 

fig' 

figuratively 

refl. 

reflexive 

gen. 

genitive 

rel. 

relative 

i.e. 

that  is 

sep. 

separable 

imp. 

impersonal 

sg- 

singular 

indef. 

indefinite 

subj. 

subjunctive 

inlerj. 

interjection 

supcrl. 

superlative 

interr. 

interrogative 

tr. 

transitive 

intr. 

intransitive 

viz. 

namely 

I. 

line 

w. 

with 

148 


GERMAN-ENGLISH  VOCABULARY 


« 


ah  adv.  off,  away,  down 

bcr  flbcnb  (-c)  evening,  eve;  am 
Slbcnb,  obcnbS  in  the  evening; 
cinc6  SlbcnbS  one  evening 

ba«  3(bcnbbrot  (-c)  supper 

ahcT  conj.  but,  however,  never- 
theless, anyway,  yet;  bift  bu 
aber  ein  ©anSi^en!  my,  but  aren't 


you  a  goose 


bic  3tbl^ilfc  redress,  remedy 
ab'=retfctt  intr.  {aux.  feiti)  start  off, 

depart 
ab'^fagcn  intr.  w.  dat.  decline 
ab'^fc^ncibcn  ([c^nitt  ab,  ab0ef(^mt= 

ten)  tr.  cut,  cut  off 
aB'^t^rciOctt  (fd)ricb  ah,  abQe[d^ric= 

ben)  tr.  copy 
aH)  inter j.  ah!  oh!  alas!  whew!; 
cl6)   h)aS!    nonsense!;    what   of 
it?;  ad^  fo!  oh,  it  does!;  quite 
so!;  you  don't  tell  me!;  ad^  ia! 
heigho!  dear  me! 
ttbicu'  [abjo]  inter  j.  good-by!  fare- 
well! adieu! 
ber  3lert)Vlan'  (-e)  aeroplane 
ber  Slffc  (-n,  -n)  monkey 
\iCi^    51ffent^catcr    (— )    monkey- 
show 
aff  adj.  and  indef.  pron.  every, 
each,  whole,  altogether;  pi.  all 
the    people,    everybody;    alle 


l^unbert  S^al^rc  once  a  century; 

alter  Slnfang  ift  f(^n)er  it's  the 

first  step  that  counts 
aUein'  adj.  alone,  by  one's  self; 

adv.  only;  conj.  but 
affcrbing^'    adv.    by   all    means, 

surely,  to  be  sure,  of  course 
allerlei  indecl.  adj.  all  sorts  of,  of 

all  sorts 
aUc^  indef.  pron.  all,  everything, 

everybody 
allgemein  adj.  common,  general 
ber  S((ol)'fiui^  prop,  name  Aloysius 
bie  %l)^tn  pi.  Alps  [Mts.] 
W^  %l>?\)a\itt'  (-e)  alphabet 
ai^  adv.  and  conj.  as;  after  neg. 

except,  but;  after  compar.  than; 

with  past  tense  of  verb  when; 

al8  lt)ic  as  if 
alfo    adv.    so,    thus,   as   follows; 

then,  therefore,  consequently; 

inter  j.  well  then!  here  goes! 
alt  (iiltcr,  am  alteften)  adj.  old,  an- 
cient; bcr  2llte  old  man;  bic  Slltc 

old   woman;  SllteS  unb  9lcue« 

things  old  and  new 
ha^  5tltroba  [town  of]  Altroda 
am  contr.  of  an  bem 
ha^  5lme'rifa  America 
ber  Hmcrtfa'ncr  (— )  American 
amcrifa'ttift^  adj.  American 


149 


150 


GERMAN-ENGLISH  VOCABULARY 


an  prep.  w.  dat.  or  ace.  on,  at,  by, 
near,  along,  against,  in,  of 

bcr  9nbU(f  {-t)  sight 

aW'hxt^tn  (brid^t  an,  brad^  an,  an= 
Qcbrod^en)  intr.  {aux.  fein)  dawn 

anber  adj.  other,  different,  sec- 
ond; untcr  anbcrem  among  other 
things;  nic^tg  onberg  alS  noth- 
ing less  than;  am  anbcrcn  Xa%t 
the  next  day;  bag  onbcrc  the  rest 

anbern  rejl.  change,  turn  over  a 
new  leaf 

anberiS  adv.  otherwise,  else;  dif- 
ferently; mcinten  nic^tg  anbcrd 
aU  had  no  idea  but  that 

bie  Stnbcutung  (-en)  hint,  allusion, 
insinuation 

bcr  Stnfang  (-^c)  beginning;  [cinen 
Slnfang  nef)mcn  begin,  start; 
allcr  Slnfang  ift  \^totv  it's  the 
first  step  that  counts 

an'^fangcn  (fangt  an,  [ing  an,  angc* 
fangen)  tr.  begin,  do 

cnfangi^  adv.  at  first 

bcr  Stnfang^ton  (^c)  opening  mel- 
ody, initial  bar 

an'^ge^en  (gtng  an,  angcQangcn) 
intr.  {aux.  fcin)  begin,  start;  tr. 
concern 

angefletbet  part.  adj.  dressed 

angenommen  part.  adj.  accepted, 
granted;  [of  a  wager]  done! 
it's  a  bet! 

bic  5(ngft  (-^e)  anxiety,  terror 

bcr  Slngfttro^ifen  (— )  [drop  of]  cold 
sweat 

bcr  ^n^ang  (-^c)  appendix 

ttn'^cl^cn  (fiel^t  an,  \a\)  an,  ange» 
fc^cn)  tr.  look  at,  regard;  [mis]- 
take;  grog  anfc^cn  stare  at 


bic  Stnfid^t  (-en)  view,  opinion 
bic  Slntmort  (-en)  answer,  reply 
anttuorten  tr.  w.  dat.  answer,  reply 
bic  Slnjal^I  number,  quantity 
"ta?)  Slnjic^cn  [act  of]  dressing 
bcr  3lpfc(  (^)  apple 
bcr  3l)jfclbaum  if-t)  apple-tree 
ha^  3(pfclmu^  apple-sauce 
bic    5(pot^c'fc    (-n)    apothecary- 
shop,  drug-store 
bcr  51prit'  (-c)  April 
bic  3(rbcit  (-en)  work,  labor 
arbeiten  tr.  and  intr.  work,  work 

at,  belabor,  toil 
drgern  tr.  anger,  vex 
bcr  Slrm  (-c)  arm;  fic^  in  bcnHrmen 

licgcn  be  clasped  in  each  other's 

arms 
orm  (clrmcr,  om  ttrmftcn)  adj.  poor; 

arme  $Hittcr  {liter,  poor  knights) 

fritters 
arttg  adj.  well-behaved,  good 
bcr  Slrjt  (-^c)  doctor,  physician 
oft  pret.  of  cffcn 
aud^  adv.  and  conj.  too,  also,  even, 

indeed,  besides,  anyway,  into 

the  bargain 
ttuf  adv.  on,  up,  upon,  in,  into, 

open;  prep.  w.  dat.  and  ace.  on, 

upon,  at,  to,  towards,  against; 

auf  unb  ah  up  and  down,  to  and 

fro;  auf  9?cgcn  folgt  <£onnenf(^cin 

every  cloud  has  a  silver  lining 
ttuf'=brc(^en  (bric^t  auf,  brac^  auf, 

aufgcbrod^cn)   intr.    {aux.   fcin) 

break  up,  depart 
auf'^forbern  tr.  invite,  ask,  call 

upon,  request 
bic  Slufgabc  (-n)  task,  problem, 

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ouf 4)c(icr  (l)ob  auf,  oufecljobcn)  tr. 

break  np;  bic  %(x\t{  aufl)cbcn  rise 

from  the  table 
ouf'^orcn  i»/r.  cease,  stop,  give 

up 
auf'^mat^cn  /r.  open,  unseal 
aufmcrffam  adj.  attentive 
auf'=Vaffcn  (pa&t  au[/pa&tc  auf,  auf= 

gepafet)  intr.  attend,  take  care, 

keep  a  good  lookout,  be  on  the 

watch 
CL\x\'''\6)l\t\itn    ([rf)Iofe    auf,    aufgc^ 

fd^loffcn)  tr.  open 
bcr  3Utff(^nitt  (-c)  cut,  incision; 

Falter     Sluffd^nitt     sliced     cold 

meats 
bic  Stuffid^t  (-en)  superintendence, 

control,  charge 
cuf 4tef|cn  (ftanb  auf,  aufgeftanbcn) 

intr.  {aux.  fein)  stand  up,  get 

up,  arise 
auf'toad^ctt  intr.  {aux.  fctn)  wake, 

awake 
ha^  3(ugc  (-8,  -n)  eye 
ber  Stugenbltrf  (-c)  moment,  in- 
stant; mit  bcm  HuQcnbticf  from 

the  moment 
auflcnbli(f'(i(^  adv.  instantly 
ber  ^uguft  prop,  name  Augustus 
bic  5(ugu'ftc  prop,  name  Augusta 
titt^  adv.  and  prep.  w.  dat.  out, 

over,  up,  out  of,  from,  forth; 

m^\)ix  toax'^  au«  after   that 


there  was  no  more  of  it;  au6 
ben  SluQcn,  qu«  bem  ©inn  out  of 
sight,  out  of  mind;  au6  ber  SRot 
einc  ^iugcnb  madjen  make  a  vir- 
tue of  necessity;  ou6  ^inbern 
h)crbcn  ?cutc  the  child  is  father 
to  the  man;  ou«  nic^tg  h)trb 
nici^t^  from  nothing  nothing 
comes 

bcr  3(u^bru(!  (^c)  expression, 
phrase 

tttt^'=fcd)tctt  (fid)t  au8,  fod)t  au«,  qu8* 
Qcfod^ten)  tr.  fight  out 

bcr  ^u^gang  H)  exit 

au^'=I)attcn  (f)alt  au6,  l)ielt  an«,au«* 
get)altcn)  /r.  hold  out,  endure; 
c^  tft  nid^t  mcl^r  au^jul^aftcn  it  is 
past  endurance 

OU^'^Hopfcn  tr.  beat  [the  dust  out 
of] 

bic  3(u^nal^mc  (-n)  exception 

ou^'=rufcn  (rtef  au^,  au^gcrufcn) 
intr.  cry  out,  exclaim 

ber  Stu^ntfcr  (— )  auctioneer, 
barker 

aui^'^c^cn  (fie^t  au«,  fal^  au«,  au8* 
Qcfcficn)  intr.  look,  appear 

au^hJCttbig  a^f.  by  heart 

au^er  />re/>.  w.  dat.  out  of,  besides, 
except 

au^erl^a(6  prep.  w.  gen.  outside  of 

ha^  ^ntomohW  (-c)  automobile, 
motor-car 


» 


btc    f8ade    (-n)    cheek;   also   bic 

SBonQc  (-n) 
bcr  S3a(feir  (— )  baker 


bic  95o^n  (-en)  path,  railway; 
53ol)n  bred^cn  open  the  way,  find 
an  outlet 


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bcr  JBtt^nl^of  (-^c)  depot,  station 

bcr  SBol^n^of^tJorftel^cr  (— )  sta- 
tion-master 

halh  adv.  soon,  before  long;  bolb 
.  .  .  bolb  at  one  time  ...  at  an- 
other, now  .  .  .  now 

bcr  Sail  (-C)  ball 

han't)  pret.  of  binbcn 

ha^  93anb  (^cr)  ribbon 

bic  Sanf  (^c)  bench,  seat;  bank 

bic  S3ttnfttotc  (-n)  bank-note 

bcr  Sarbaroffa  [Italian  for  red 
beard;  popular  term  for]  Fred- 
erick I  of  Germany 

ber  93ttron'  (-c)  baron 

hat^di  adj.  gruff,  snappish 

ha^  93atattton'  [tQlion](-e)battalion 

bcr  JBftucr  (gew.  -«  and  -n,  pi.  -n) 
peasant,  farmer 

ber  !S8aum  (^c)  tree 

bcr  93cam'tc  (-n)  (decl.  as  adj.) 
oflScial 

bcbau'crn  tr.  regret,  grieve,  be 
sorry  for 

icbcu'tcn  intr.  mean,  signify 

bcfa!)!'  pret.  of  befel)Ien 

ftcfc^'Ien  (bcficf)It,  befol)!,  bcfot)Ien) 
tr.  order,  command 

ftefcl^'Icnb  part.  adj.  commanding, 
imperious 

bcfin'bcn  (bcfanb,  bcfunbcn)  refl. 
be,  do;  mic  befinbcn  ©ic  fid^? 
how  do  you  do? 

bcfrcun'bcn  refl.  {w.  dat.  or  mit) 
start  a  friendship 

begann'  pret.  of  bcQinncn 

bcgeg'ncn  intr.  w.  dat.  {aux.  fcin) 
meet 

begin'ncn  (bcgoitn,  bcQonncn)  intr. 
begin 


bic   Scgki'tung   (-en)   company, 

escort 
begrii'ffcn  tr.  greet,  salute,  bow  to 
hcfiaVtcn  (bdyatt,  bci)\dt,  be^olten) 

tr.  keep,  maintain 
bcl^an'bcln  tr.  handle,  treat 
bei  prep.  w.  dat.  at,  at  the  house 
of,  with,  by,  to,  on;  bci  fid)  to 
himself;  bci  bcm  f)ciijen  SSctter 
in  such  hot  weather 
bcibc  pi.  adj.  both,  the  two;  qKc 
bcibc  both  of  us,  both  of  them 
bcim  contr.  of  bci  bcm 
ha^  JBcin  (-c)  bone,  leg 
bcina'I)C  adv.  almost,  nearly 
bcifct'tc  adv.  one  side,  aside 
ba^  Scifptcl   (-c)   example;  gum 
53ci[picl   for   instance,    for   ex- 
ample 
bciftcn  (bife,  gcbiffen)  tr.  bite 
bcfam'  pret.  of  bcfommcn 
hctannt'  part.  adj.  well-known 
bcfom'men  (bcfam,  bc!ommcn)  tr. 

get,  receive 
bclci'biflcn  tr.  insult,  offend 
bcmcr'fen  tr.   note,   observe,   re- 
mark 
bcr  23cngcl  (— )  scamp,  rascal 
bcra'tcn  (bcrttt,  bcrict,  bcrotcn)  refl. 

confer,  take  counsel 
bic  JBcra'tung  (-en)  conference 
bcrict'  pret.  of  bcratcn 
bcr  iBcrg  (-c)  mountain 
boS  ©crlin'  [city  of]  Berlin 
bcrii^mt'  adj.  famous 
befcfjaf'tigcn  tr.  busy,  occupy 
bcfc^Uc'ftcn  (bc[d^Io&,  bcfd^Ioffcn)  tr. 

close,  end 
bcfd^rci'ben   (befcfiricb,  bcfrfiricbcn) 
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bcftc'gcn  tr.  conquer,  vanquish 

bcfo^'Icn  tr.  sole,  put  a  sole  on 

Iicfur'gcn  tr.  procure 

bcfprc'(^cn  (bcfprid^t,  bcfprac^,  bc= 
fpro(^en)  tr.  discuss 

ftcffcr  {compar.  of  gut)  adj.  better 

tjcft  {superl.  of  gut)  a<f;.  best;  am 
bcften  the  best;  auf  boS  bcfte  their 
very  best 

bcftc'^cn  (beftanb,  beftanbcn)  intr. 
endure,  last;  w.  au^  consist  of; 
w.  auf  insist  (upon),  urge;  tr. 
pass  through,  stand 

Bcfttmmt'  part.  adj.  decided,  de- 
termined, firm 

bcr  93cfuc^'  (-c)  visit,  call 

bcfu'djcn  tr.  visit,  call,  come  to 
see;  attend  [a  school] 

hticn  intr.  pray 

hctxat'  pret.  of  bctretcn 

bctrc'tcn  (betritt,  bctrat,  bctretcn) 
tr.  enter 

ba«  S^ctt  (-c3,  -en)  bed 

bcttcln  intr.  beg 

ber  Settler  (— )  beggar 

ber  Scutct  (— )  purse 

bemun'bern  tr.  admire 

beja^'len  tr.  pay 

bon  ISie'IefcIb  [a  family  name] 

boig  93ter  (-e)  beer 

ber  JBierbrauer  (— )  brewer 

iietcn  (bot,  gebotcn)  tr.  offer,  ten- 
der, bid 

ba&  ©ilb  (-cr)  picture 

bittig  adj.  reasonable,  cheap 

bin  pres.  of  fein 

binncn  prep.  w.  dat.  within 

binbcn  (banb,  gebunben)  tr.  bind, 
tie 

bie  f&itU  (-n)  birch-tree 


bic  SBirne  (-n)  pear 

6i)^  conj.  until;  prep.  w.  ace.  to, 
up  to,  as  yet 

biig^cr'  adv.  till  now,  hitherto 

bift  2d  pers.  pres.  of  fcin 

bitte  inter j.  pray  do!  please!  don't 
mention  it! 

bitten  {hoi,  gebcten)  tr.  ask,  beg 

bitter  adj.  bitter 

btafcn  (bl(i[t,  bUc«,  geblafen)  tr. 
blow,  sound 

ha^  matt  (-er)  leaf 

blan  adj.  blue 

bleiben  (blieb,  geblicbcn)  intr.  (aux. 
fcin)  remain,  stick,  stay;  fte^en 
bleiben  stop,  stand  still;  wo 
bteibft  bu  bcnn  fo  langc?  where 
have  you  been  all  this  time? 

ber  SBIeiftift  (-e)  pencil 

ber  f&Ud  (-e)  glance,  look 

btieb  pret.  of  btetben 

6Iinb  adj.  blind 

btoft  adj.  naked,  bare;  adv.  mere- 
ly, barely,  simply,  only 

bie  Slume  (-n)  flower 

ha^  f&lut  blood 

blc  Sdrfc  (-n)  purse 

0i)fc  adj.  bad,  angry,  mean,  evil, 
cross 

htadi  pret.  of  bred^en 

brat^tc  pret.  of  bringen;  brad^te 
nid^tS  gu  (Snbe  never  finished 
anything 

braten  (briit,  briet,  gebraten)  tr.  and 
intr.  roast,  broil,  grill,  fry 

braud^en  tr.  need,  use,  want,  take; 
bag  brauc^c  id^  m6)i  I  don't  have 
to 

bcr  Sraucr  (— )  brewer 

JSraun  [a  family  name]  Brown 


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bcr  JBrautigam  (-c)  intended,  be- 
trothed, affianced,  fianc6 

hta\)  adj.  worthy,  upright,  good 

htcHitn  (bric^t,  brad),  0cbrod;cn)  tr. 
break 

brcit  adj.  broad,  wide 

Ibrennen  (branntc,  gcbrannt)  tr.  and 
intr.  burn 

liridjt  2>d  P^fs.  pres.  of  brcci^en 

bcr  SBricf  (-c)  letter 

bic  95rtttc  (-n)  spectacles,  eye- 
glasses 

ibrtngen  (broc^tc,  gebrod^t)  Ir.  bring, 
carry,  take;  an  ben  ZaQ  bringcn 
bring  to  light,  disclose;  cin 
^od)  brtngcn  drink  a  toast 

bag  fStot  (-c)  bread,  loaf 

bic  Sriirfc  (-n)  bridge 

bcr  JBrubcr  (-^)  brother 

briillen  intr.  bellow,  bawl,  roar; 
low,  moo 


bic  Sruft  (^c)  breast,  heart 

bcr  J8ubc  (-n,  -n)  boy,  lad; 
imp 

bag  S3u(^  (-^cr)  book 

bcr  J8u(^ftabc  (-n,  -n)  letter  [of 
the  alphabet] 

(udFcit  refl.  bend,  stoop  down 

bic  S3ubc  (-n)  booth,  den,  [stu- 
dent's] lodgings 

ba^  JBufctt'  (-c)  bouquet 

ba§  JBiinbcl  (— )  bundle 

hunt  adj.  gay,  bright,  variegated, 
[many]  colored 

bcr  ©iirgcrfricg  (-c)  civil  war 

bcr  Surfdjc  (-n,  -n)  boy,  lad,  fel- 
low; =Of[isicr«burf(^c  soldier- 
servant,  rookie 

btirftcn  tr.  brush 

bcr  JBufctt  ( — )  bosom,  breast 

bic  ©utter  butter 

bcr  f&nitctlud^tn  (— )  butter-cake 


e 


btt«  g^ica'go  [city  of]  Chicago 
bcr  6^orar  [d^=f]   (^c)  anthem, 
hymn 


bcr  6^1auS  prop,  name  Claus 
ba«   (foupc  [fupcc]  (-«)  compart- 
ment [in  a  railroad-coach] 


bcr  6^riftlioum(*e) Christmas- tree      bic  (Joufi'nc  [fufinc]  (-n)  cousin 


3) 


ha  adv.  and  conj.  there,  here,  on 
the  spot;  then;  since,  because, 
inasmuch  as;  when,  in  which; 
Don  ba  (xh  from  that  time 
forth 

babei'  adv.  thereupon,  then, 
meanwhile,  on  that  occasion, 


at  the  same  time;  with  that,  in 
this,  in  it,  by,  also,  near  it,  at 
hand,  present,  to  it;  id^  bin 
fc^on  babci  I  won't  keep  you 
waiting 

bag  ^tttl^  (^cr)  roof 

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baburd^'  adv.  on  that  account,  by 

that  means,  because  of  it 
bafiir'  adv.  in  its  stead,  in  place 
of  it,  in  return;  for  them,  for 
it 
bage'gen   adv.    against   this,    for 

that;  on  the  contrary 
balder'  adv.  from  that  place,  along, 

hence,  therefore 
ba^tn'    adv.    there,    thither,    off, 

away,  to  that  place,  distant, 

past,  gone 
bic  ^ame  (-n)  lady 
bamit'  adv.  and  conj.  with  it,  with 

them,  in  this,   thereupon;  in 

order  that,  by  that 
banad^'  adv.  for  that,  for  these 
bane'ben  adv.  beside  it 
battlen  intr.  w.  dat.  thank,  give 
,    thanks  to,  say  "thank  you," 

express    one's    thanks;    banfc 

bcftcng  thank  you  very  much; 

banfc  crgcbcnft  thank  you  most 

humbly 
bonn  adv.  then,  thereupon 
baran'    adv.     thereon,     thereat, 

therein,  of  that,  about  it,  at  it, 

in  it,  on  it,  on  them,  near  it 
barauf  adv.  on  it,  on  them,  on 

which;  afterwards,  thereupon 
baraui^'  adv.  therefrom,  thence, 

from  it,  out  of  it,  of  it 
barf  pret.  of  bllrfcn  ought,  must, 

can 
barin'  adv.  therein,  in  it 
borii'bcr   adv.   over  it,   at   that, 

about  it,  thereupon,  on  them 
barum'    adv.    around    it,    about 

that,  for  it;  for  that  reason, 

therefore 


barun'ter  adv.  under  it,  beneath, 
among  them 

boi8  neut.  of  bcr 

bttff  conj.  that,  so  that,  in  order 
that 

bfl^fcl'bc  neut.  of  bcrfclbc 

baoun'  adv.  of  it,  from  that,  from 
it,  of  them,  from  them;  off, 
away 

batJor'  adv.  before  it,  in  front 

ta^rx'  adv.  for  it,  to  [do]  it,  to 
that,  about  it,  with  it,  for  that 
purpose;  besides,  to  boot,  into 
the  bargain 

bajtoi'fc^cit  adv.  in  between 

ttdtn  tr.  cover;  set  (the  table) 

bcin  (bcinc,  bcin)  poss.  pron.  and 
adj.  thy,  thine,  your,  yours 

bcHtttic'rcn  tr.  decline 

benfett  {ha6!)it,  gcbad^t)  tr.  and  intr. 
think,  intend;  id^  bcnfc  Qor  ntd^t 
baran  I  haven't  the  slightest 
intention  of  doing  so;  bcnfc  bir 
[nur]  just  think  of  it,  just  im- 
agine 

bcnn  adv.  and  conj.  for,  since,  be- 
cause; then;  pray 

bcr  (bic,  ha9>)  def.  art.  the;  dem. 
pron.  this  [one],  that  [one]; 
pers.  pron.  he,  she,  it;  rel.  pron. 
who,  which,  what 

bcrfcCbc  (bicfclbc,  baSfclbc)  dem. 
pron.  the  same;  that,  he,  she, 
it 

bei^l^alb'  adv.  for  that  reason,  on 
that  account,  therefore 

bcffcn  gen.  sg.  of  bcr  and  iDcId^cr 
whose 

beutfc^  adj.  German;  auf  bcut[d^  in 
German 


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bcr  3Jcutft^C  {decl.  as  adj.)  Ger- 
man 

ha^  ^cutfrfilanb  Germany 

ber  2)C5cm'6cr  (-[«],  -)  Decem- 
ber 

bic^  ace.  of  bu  thee,  thyself,  you, 
yourself 

bit^t  ad!;,  thick,  close,  tight 

ber  ^idjtcr  (— )  poet 

bid  adj.  thick,  fat,  stout,  round 

bcr  ^icb  (-c)  thief 

biencn  intr.  w.  dat.  serve 

bcr  Wiener  (— )  servant 

bcr  ^icnft  (-c)  service,  employ- 
ment; ©icnft  f)abcn  be  on  duty 

bcr  ^icn^tag  (-c)  Tuesday 

had  ^icnftmdbt^cn  (— )  servant- 
girl 

biefcr  (bicfc,  bic[c§)  dem.  pron. 
this,  that,  the  latter,  this  one, 
that  one;  he,  she,  it;  Don  bicfem 
unb  ienem  [prcd)cn  talk  of  one 
thing  and  another 

btCi^mal  adv.  this  time 

bici^fcit^  prep.  w.  gen.  on  this 
side 

biftic'rcn  tr.  dictate 

ha^  ^tncr'  (btncl)]  (-«)  dinner 

bnS  ^infl  (-c)  thing 

bcr  diplomat'  (-en,  -en)  diplomat- 
list] 

bir  dat.  of  bu 

bi^putic'rcn  intr.  debate,  argue, 
squabble 

bO(^  adv.  and  conj.  yet,  still,  none 
the  less,  though,  but;  after  all, 
pray,  most  certainly,  to  be 
sure;  yes;  why!;  just  the  same 

bcr  Softer  (-«,  -o'ren)  doctor, 
Dr. 


bcr  ^ottarmcnf(^  (-en,  -en)  colloq. 
for  SScrjc^men'bcr  spendthrift 

bcr  ^om  (-e)  cathedral;  [name  of 
a  fair  held  in  Hamburg  during 
the  Christmas  holidays] 

bonncrn  hitr.  thunder 

bcr  X^ouncr^tag  (-c)  Thursday 

ha^  ^orf  (-^cr)  village,  town 

bort  adv.  [over]  there,  yonder 

Dr.  abbrev.  of  !Doftor 

bran  contr.  of  baron 

brouf  contr.  of  barouf 

brau^en  adv.  outside,  without, 
out-of-doors;  =in  ber  grcmbe  in 
foreign  parts,  away  from  home 

brci  num.  three 

brctfad^  num.  treble,  triple 

breimal  adv.  three  times 

brctfeig  num.  thirty 

brciunbsnjon^ifi  num.  twenty- 
three 

brciuicr'tct  num.  three-fourths; 
brciDicrtcI  cinS  a  quarter  of  one 
[o'clock] 

brtnncn  adv.  within,  inside 

britt  num.  third 

broKig  adj.  droll,  funny,  odd, 
quaint 

bic  X^rofdjfc  (-n)  cab 

bcr  ^rof(^fen!utfd|er  (— )  cab- 
driver 

briibcn  adv.  over  there 

hu  {in  letters  ^u)  (bctncr,  bir,  bid^) 
pers.  pron.  thou,  you 

bumm  (bllmnter,  am  bUmmften) 
adj.  stupid,  silly,  dull 

bunfel  adj.  dark 

ha^  ^unfcl  darkness,  gloom 

burd)  prep.  w.  ace.  through,  by, 
by  means  of,  because  of 


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ha^  ^ttr(^ctnon'bcr  medley,  jumble 
burc^'=mtt(^cn   tr.    pass   through, 

undergo 
htttdi''pTixqttn  tr.   beat   soundly, 

give  a  sound  thrashing 


biirfcn  (id^  barf,  bu  barfft,  cr  barf, 
h)ir  biirfcn,  i^r  biirft,  fie  biirfcn; 
burftc,  0cburft)  mod.  aux.  be 
permitted,  be  allowed,  need, 
may,  must,  dare 


cbcn  adj.  even,  level,  smooth;  adv. 
just,  simply,  exactly 

ebrnfaKi^  adv.  likewise,  equally 

ebenfo  adv.  likewise,  just  as 

Q;het^  [a  family  name]  Ebers 

ee^t  adj.  real,  genuine 

bic  @rfc  (-n)  corner 

ebcl  adj.  noble 

tfjt  conj.  before;  nod^  cl^c  even 
before 

ha^  Qi  (-cr)  egg 

bic  ©ic^c  (-n)  oak 

eifrig  adj.  zealous,  eager,  earnest 

etgen  adj.  own,  individual 

eigentKd^  adj.  real,  true;  adv.  any- 
way, properly  speaking 

cilcn  intr.  {aux.  fctn  and  l^abcn) 
hurry,  hasten,  scurry 

bcr  (Hmcr  (— )  pail,  bucket 

Ctn  (cine,  cin)  num.,  indef.  pron.y 
and  indef.  art.  one,  someone; 
a,  an;  bic  cincn  some 

etnan'ber  adv.  each  other,  one  an- 
other 

bcr  ^nbrurf  (^e)  impression 

einfad^  adj.  simple 

eingemad^t  part.  adj.  preserved 

bcr  6inial)rigc  {decl.  as  adj.)  vol- 
unteer [serving  one  year  in  the 
German  army] 

etn'4aben  (lub  cin,  cingclaben)  tr. 
invite 


W  ^inlabung  (-en)  invitation 
einmaC  adv.  once,  just  for  once, 

once  upon  a  time,  sometime; 

fomm  cinmar  tier  come  here, 

that's  a  good  fellow 
etn'mat  adv.  once,  one  time;  auf 

cin'mal  suddenly,  all  at  once; 

nod^  cin'mal  once   more;  nid^t 

cin'mal  not  even;  nun  ein'mal 

once  and  for  all 
bag  @tnma(ein^'  {liter,  one  times 

one)  multiplication-table 
ein-ipragen   tr.    imprint,    impress 

upon,  inculcate 
tm^  num.  one;  one  o'clock;  l^alb 

cin6  half  past  twelve;  breitoicrtet 

cing  a  quarter  to  one 
citt'*f(^(afcn  (fd^Iaft  cin,  fd^Ucf  cin, 

cingcfd^lafcn)    intr.    {aux.   fcin) 

fall  asleep 
Ctnft  adv.  sometime,  formerly 
cin'=ftcigcn  (ftteg  cin,  etngcfticgcn) 

intr.  {aux.  fcin)  climb  in,  enter 
cin'=tretctt  (tritt  cin,  trat  cin,  cingc^ 

tretcn)  intr.   {aux.  fcin)   enter, 

make  an  appearance 
bcr  (Jtnnjo^ner  (— )  inhabitant 
einjig  adj.  single,  only,  sole 
ha^  (§\^  ice 
ha^  @ifen  (— )  iron 
bic  ^ifenbal^n  (-en)  railroad 
bcr  @tSf(^ranf  (-^c)  ice-box 


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elegant'  adj.  elegant,  genteel 
cteftrifie'ren  tr.  electrify,  give  an 

electric  treatment  to 
clf  num.  eleven 
elfenbetnern  adj.  [of]  ivory 
bie  @(tern  pi.  parents 
bic  ©mi'Iie  prop,  name  Emily 
cm^jfan'gen    (cmpfftitflt,    empftng, 
ctnpfangen)  tr.  receive,  welcome 
tml^ox'  adv.  up,  upwards,  aloft, 

on  high 
\i(ii  @nbe  (-«,  -n)  end,  close;  ju 
@nbe  at  an  end,  over;  ju  Snbc 
filfiren  bring  to  a  close,  com- 
plete; ju  @nbc  Qc{)cn  come  to  an 
end;  am  @nbe  at  last,  finally 
enbtif^  adv.  finally,  at  last 
eng  adj.  narrow,  close 
ber  Gngtdnber  (— )  Englishman 
englifcj^  adj.  English;  auf  englifd^ 

in  English 
ber  @tt!cl  (— )  grandson 
entfcr'nen  tr.  remove,  take  away 
entfcrnt'  adj.  remote,  distant 
entflc'gcn  adv.  towards,  to  meet, 

to 
entgeg'nen  intr.  retort,  reply 
entfe^urbigen  tr.  excuse,  pardon 
ber  entft^lur   (Sntfc^mffc)   deci- 
sion 
entlue'ber  conj.  either 
cntjic'^en   (entjog,   entjogen)   rejl. 

throw  off,  elude 
er  (fciner,  il^m,  il^n)  pers.  pron.  he, 

it 
bte  ^rbfenfttppe  (-n)  pea-soup 
bic  6rbe  (-n)  earth,  ground,  soil; 
auf  @rbcn   {old  dat.  form)   on 
earth 
bo«  ©retg'ltt!^  (-fc)  occurrence 


crfa^'rcn  (erfafirt,  crfu^r,  crfal^ren) 

tr.  learn,  discover 
bie  ©rfa^'rung  (-en)  experience; 

Srfafirung  mo(f)t  Hug  experience 

is  the  best  teacher 
crfurien  tr.  fill,  permeate;  fulfil, 

realize 
crgreifenb    part.    adj.    affecting, 

thrilling 
cr^oCten  (crtjiilt,  erfjielt,  crfialtcn) 

tr.  receive,  get 
crfld'ren  tr.  explain 
criau'ben  tr.  permit,  allow 
ernft  adj.  earnest,  serious 
errcgt'  adj.  excited 
erf(^re'cfen  tr.  terrify,  scare 
erft  num.  first;  adv.  first,  for  the 

first  time,  only;  erft  alS  not  till 
crftaunt'    part.    adj.    astonished, 

astounded 
ertii'nen  intr.  resound 
crttji'bern  tr.  retort,  reply,  return 
erjati'Ien  tr.  tell,  narrate,  relate 
td  indef.  pron.  it,  so,  something 
effcn  (ifet,  afe,  gegeffen)  tr.  eat 
bad  ©ffen  eating,  food,  viands; 

meal,  dinner 
bic  (J^ftube  (-n)  dining-room 
bag  (Sftjimmer  (— )  dining-room 
ethJO     adv.     possibly,     perhaps, 

about,  do  you  suppose 
tttoa^  indef.  pron.  and  adv.  some, 

something,    somewhat,    little; 

fo  tttoa9  such  a  thing,  that  sort 

of  thing 
tttdi  dat.  and  ace.  of  i\)X  ye,  you, 

yourselves 
euer  (cure,  cuer)  poss.  adj.  and 

pron.  your 
etotg  adj.  eternal,  everlasting 


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Sf 


fasten  (ftt^rt,  fu^r,  gcfal^rcn)  intr. 
{aux.  fcin)  drive,  ride,  pass, 
travel,  go;  start,  jump;  futir 
mit  bcm  (finger  in  thrust  his 
finger  in;  ©c^Iittcn  fal)rcn  go 
sleigh-riding;  au«  bcr  ^aut  [a^s 
rcn  jump  out  of  one's  skin 

bcr  i^aU  (-^c)  [grammatical]  case; 
fall,  tumble;  [water]fall,  cata- 
ract; ju  i^alit  fommeti  have  an 
accident 

fallen  (fttllt,  fid,  gcfaHcn)  intr. 
(aux.  fcin)  fall,  drop 

falf(^  adj.  false,  wrong,  deceitful 

bit  e^ami'Itc  (-n)  family 

ha^  t^amVlienQti)Cxmm^  (-fe)  fam- 
ily-secret 

famoiS'  adj.  capital,  fine,  stun- 
ning, great 

fttttb  pret.  of  finbcn 

fanflctt  (fttngt,  fing,  ficfangcn)  tr. 
catch 

bic  f^ttrbc  (-n)  color,  tint 

faft  adv.  almost,  nearly 

faul  adj.  lazy,  idle 

bcr  ^'C&ruar  (-c)  February 

bic  ^cbcr  (-n)  pen;  feather 

ba«  S^cbetbett  (-c«,  -en)  feather- 
bed 

bcr  ^eberfaften  (— )  pen-box 

bcr  i^cbcrnjtfci^cir  (— )  pen-wiper 

fel^len  tr.  miss;  intr.  w.  dat.  miss, 
be  missing,  be  absent,  be  want- 
ing, be  the  matter  with,  ail, 
fail,  lack;  h)o  fcl)lt'8?  where  is 
the  trouble? 

bcr   ^c^lcr   (— )    defect,   failing, 


fault,  mistake;  in  ben  altcn  gel^ 
Icr  bcrfatlcn  go  back  to  his  old 
ways 

fciern  tr.  celebrate 

fcin  adj.  fine,  delicate,  pretty, 
graceful;  genteel,  courteous 

bcr  ^ctnb  (-e)  enemy 

ba«  fjclb  (-cr)  field 

bcr  i^ctb^crr  (-n,  -en)  general, 
commander 

ha^  ^cH  (-c)  skin,  hide,  coat 

bo^  ^cnftcr  (— )  window;  jum  f^cn* 
ftcr  t)inau«  out  of  the  window; 
gum  i^cnftcr  I)incin  in  through 
the  window 

bag  fjcnftcrbrctt  (-cr)  window- 
sill 

bic  l^enftcrfc^ctbe  (-n)  window- 
pane 

bic  t^cricn  pi.  vacation,  holidays 

fern  adj.  far,  far  away,  distant; 
t>on  feme  afar 

fertig  adj.  finished,  done,  ready 

ba^  i^cft  (-e)  festival,  f^te 

feft  adj.  fast,  firm,  close 

feud^t  adj.  damp,  moist,  dim 

bog  ^cucr  (— )  fire 

fiber  adj.  jolly,  merry 

fiel  pret.  of  fallen 

finben  (fanb,  gefunbcn)  tr.  find,  dis- 
cover; refl.  be  found,  prove, 
turn  out;  take  place 

bcr  Stinger  (— )  finger 

bcr  f^ifc^  (-c)  fish 

flammen  intr.  flame,  blaze 

bic  tjlafrffc  (-n)  bottle,  flask 

bcr  i^itd  (-c)  place,  spot 


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ba«  ?^Icif(^  meat 

flei^tg  adj.  diligent,  industrious 

\ia^  ^lirfcn  patching,  mending 

flicgcn  (flog,  gcftogcn)  intr.  {aux. 
fcin)  fly,  sweep 

flott  adj.  jolly,  jaunty,  dashing, 
swagger 

bcr  i^Iur  (-e)  vestibule,  entrance- 
hall 

bcr  ^lufe  {%m\\t)  river 

bo«  ^o^lcn  (— )  colt 

folgen  inir.  w.  dat.  follow,  ensue; 
cincr  ©inlabutig  folgcn  accept  an 
invitation 

bic  t^inrm  (-en)  form,  shape;  con- 
vention, usage 

fdrmltd^  adj.  formal;  adv.  down- 
right, actually,  fairly 

fort  adv.  away,  gone,  forth;  fort 
unb  fort  on  and  on,  continu- 
ously 

fort'sfe^cn  tr.  continue,  pursue 

bic  t^rage  (-n)  question,  query 

fragcn  tr.  ask,  question,  inquire; 
h)Q8  froQc  \6)  bid  na6)  ®elb  what 
do  I  care  for  money 

ba«  ^ranfrctdj  France 

bQ«  (^rdn^rfjen  prop,  name  Frankie 

bcr  5ron5o'fc'(-n,  -n)  Frenchman 

frattsij'fift^  (^dj.  French 

bie  fjrou  (-en)  woman,  lady, 
dame;  =©^cfrau  wife;  Mrs. 

ha^  f^rdulcin  (— )  young  lady, 
Miss,  [unmarried]  woman 

frecff  adj.  insolent 

frci  adj.  free,  open,  unoccupied, 
leisure;  in8  f^rcic  t)inau8  motlten 
wanted  to  escape 

ha^)  j^rcie  {decl.  as  adj.)  open  air; 
ins  i^rcic  gcfjcn  go  out-of-doors; 


im  '^xtitn  out-of-doors,  in  the 

open 
bic  S^rci^eit  (-en)  freedom,  liberty 
fret(i(i|  adv.  to  be  sure,  of  course 
bcr  f^reitag  (-e)  Friday 
fremb  adj.  strange,  foreign 
bcr  fjrcntbe  {decl.  as  adj.)  stranger, 

foreigner 
bic  i^rcubc  (-n)  joy,  pleasure;  f)Qt 

fcinc  i^vtuht  barin  delights  in  it; 

bag  mac^t  mir  grofec  ^^rcubc  that 

makes  me  very  happy 
freubig  adj.  happy,  joyous 
frcuen  refl.  rejoice,  be  glad 
ber  t^rcunb  (-c)  friend 
bic  i^reunbin  (-nen)  [girl  or  woman] 

friend         , 
freunblttl^  adj.  friendly,  kindly 
bcr  {^riebric^   prop,   name   Fred- 
erick 
bic      eJricbrir^ftraftc      Frederick 

Street 
frifd^  adj.  fresh,  new,  green,  vigor- 
ous, gay,  merry 
bcr  ^VX^  prop,  name  Fritz,  Fred 
frol^  adj.  glad,  happy 
frdl^Iif^  adj.  merry,  cheerful;  [a 

family  name]  Frohlich 
frii^  adj.  early 
bcr  3^rof(^  (^c)  frog 
bcr  ^rii^Iing  (-c)  spring[time] 
bo«  J^rit^ftiirf  (-e)  breakfast,  lunch 
frii^ftiicfcn  intr.   breakfast;  bonn 

h)irb  Qcfriil)ftucft  then  they  have 

breakfast 
bcr  f5r«Mturf^ttf(^  (-c)  breakfast 

table 
fti^Ien  tr.,  intr.,  and  refl.  feel 
fu^r  pret.  of  fal^rcn 
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fiittcn  tr.  fill 
fiinf  num.  five 
fiinfjc^n  num.  fifteen 
fiinfjtg  num.  fifty 
fiir  prep.  w.  ace.  for,  in  return  for, 
instead  of;  filr  ftinfjifl  ^fennific 


ten  cents'   worth;  filr  \\^   to 

himself 
fiirc^tcn  refl.  be  afraid,  fear 
bcr  iJiirft  (-en,  -en)  prince 
ber  iJuff  (-^e)  foot;  ^u  %\x^t  on  foot 
ber  f^uPoben  (^)  floor 


gab  />re/.  0/  ficbcn 

bic  ©abet  (-n)  fork 

ber  @ang  (^c)  walk,  gait;  course 
[of  a  dinner];  hallway,  corri- 
dor 

bic  @att!§  (-^e)  goose 

gans  a</;.  whole,  entire;  adv. quite, 
entirely;  tm  ganjcn  altogether, 
in  all,  on  the  whole;  Qonj  unb 
gar  utterly 

gar  adj.  done;  adv.  quite,  entirely, 
very;  even;  gar  ntc^t^  nothing 
at  all;  gar  fein  none  at  all,  no 
...  at  all;  gar  gu  gernc  only  too 
willingly 

bic  ®arbc  (-n)  guard 

bic  ©arntfon'  (-en)  garrison 

bcr  ©arten  (^)  garden 

ber  ©ttft  (^e)  guest;  ju  ©aftc  ficf)t 
views  as  his  guests 

ba«  ©cbttu'be  (— )  building,  edifice 

gebcn  (gibt,  gab,  gcgeben)  tr.  give; 
eg  gibt  there  is,  there  are;  e8  gab 
there  was,  there  were 

ba«  %ti)tt'  (-e)  prayer;  =2:t(d^gcbct 
grace 

geblie'ben  p.p.  of  bicibcn 

bcr  G)ebrau(^'  (^c)  use,  employ- 
ment 

ber  @eburt)^'tag  (-e)  birthday 


tiCL?,  ©eburt^'tagigfinb  (-er)  birth- 
day-child 

bcr  ^eburtS'tagi^fud^en  (— )  birth- 
day-cake 

bcr  ©eban'fe  (-n8,  -n)  thought, 
idea 

geberft'  part.  adj.  covered,  spread, 
set 

gebett'fen  (gebaci^tc,  gcbad^t)  intr.  in- 
tend 

hai  @ebi(^t'  (-e)  poem 

bag  ©ebrdn'ge  (— )  crowd,  throng 

gefoClen  (gcfiiHt,  gcfici,  gefaEcn) 
intr.  w.  dat.  please;  bag  laffc  id^ 
mir  nic^t  gcfattcn  that  won't  go 
down  with  me;  I  shall  not  en- 
dure it 

gefier  pret.  of  gcfalten 

gegen  prep.  w.  ace.  against,  to,  to- 
wards, about,  for;  gegen  mid^  in 
my  direction 

bic  ©egenb  (-en)  district 

gcgef'fen  p.p.  of  ef[cn 

ha^  @ci|eim'nii^  (-fe)  secret 

gel^eim'm^^oll  adj.  mysterious, 
secret 

ber  ©e^eim'rat  (-^e)  privy  coun- 
selor 

gebcn  (ging,  gcgangcn)  intr.  (aux. 
fein)  go,  move,  turn,  walk;  gebt 


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nurl  go,  if  you  want  to!;  =  8c= 
fd^cl^cn  happen;  jel^t  gc^t'g  now 
they  are  off;  gu  ^^u^  0cF)en  walk; 
ha^  Qcl)t!  that  works  fine!;  fo 
gcl)fg  that's  the  way;  fort  ging 
c«  off  they  went;  tok  0el)t'g? 
how  are  you? 

gel^d'rett  intr.  w.  dat.  belong 

gelfd'rtg  adv.  fitly,  duly;  with  a 
vengeance 

ge^t  ttn  pres.  of  angc^cn 

ber  @ctft  (-er)  spirit,  mind;  ghost; 
ode  guten  ©eiftcr!  heavens  and 
earth ! 

gelan'gen  intr.  {aux.  fcin)  arrive 

qtih  adj.  yellow 

ha^  @clb  (-er)  money 

bie  ©clc'gcn^cit  (-en)  opportunity, 
chance,  occasion 

gelel^rt'  adj.  learned;  ber  ®clef)rtc 
{decl.  as  adj.)  scholar 

getnaff'  prep.  w.  dat.  according  to 

ber  ©emei'ne  {decl.  as  adj.)  pri- 
vate [soldier] 

ba«  ©cmiit'  (-er)  mind,  soul, 
heart 

gemitt'Iic^  adj.  comfortable,  cozy, 
snug,  genial,  jolly 

genom'men  p.p.  of  net)men 

genug'  adj.  enough,  sufficient;  a 
great  deal  of;  bo(^  genug!  but 
enough   of   talking!   but   why 


say  more 


genu^'reic^  adj.  enjoyable 
ber    ©cpdrf'trogcr    (— )    luggage- 
carrier,  porter 
ha^  ©e^jorter  clatter,  crash 
gera'be   adj.   just,   right,   exact, 

straight 
gcrtt(e)    adv.    gladly,    willingly, 


with  pleasure;  w.  verbs  like 
to,  be  glad  to;  gern  f)aben  be 
fond  of 

gerJi^rt'  part.  adj.  moved,  touched, 
thrilled 

ber  OJefang'  (-^e)  song 

ha^  ©cfr^ttft'  (-e)  business,  affair, 
occupation,  duty 

bie  ©cfc^dft^'anseigc  (-n)  busi- 
ness-advertisement 

gefc^e'^en  (gefd)iet)t,  gefc^af),  ge= 
[cl^c()en)  intr.  {aux.  fein)  happen, 
come  about,  take  place,  pass 
off;  e«  iff  \\)m  rcc^t  gef(^ef)en  it 
served  him  right 

ba«  ©efc^enf  (-e)  present,  gift 

bie  @cf(^id)'tc  (-n)  story;  affair, 
business 

gefr^irft'  adj.  clever,  skilful 

gcfc^Iof'fcn  p.p.  of  fc^Iicfeen 

geft^morjen  part.  adj.  melted, 
molten 

ba«  ©eft^rct'  (-e)  cry,  cries,  out- 
cry, clamor,  bleating 

gcfc^rie'ben  p.p.  of  f(^reibcn 

bie  ©cft^toif'tcr  pi.  brother(s) 
and  sister(s) 

gcfeg'net  part.  adj.  blessed;  [\6) 
n)un[(^e  3^nen  einc]  gefcgncte 
9)?a^Ijett!  I  hope  you've  en- 
joyed your  dinner 

bie  ©efett'frfiaft  (-en)  society 

gefef'fen  p.p.  of  filjen 

bag  (UcfK^f  (-er)  face,  visage, 
countenance,  grimace;  longe 
©efic^ter  mad)en  look  blue,  look 
discouraged 

bog  ©efprat^'  (-e)  conversation 

gcfpro't^en  p.p.  of  fprec^en 

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geftimmt'  part.  adj.  attuned,  in- 
clined; pcffimiftifc^  gcftimmt  in- 
clined to  be  pessimistic 

gcftor'bcn  p.p.  of  [terbcn 

gefunb'  adj.  well,  healthy 

gcton'  p.p.  of  tun 

gcttof'fcn  p.p.  of  trcffcn 

gctoaCtig  adj.  vast,  vivid 

gcioc'fcn  p.p.  of  [cin 

ha9>  (^tmW  (-c)  weight 

gemin'ncn  (gcmann,  gemonncn)  tr. 
win,  gain 

gemi^'  adj.  certain,  sure 

bic  ©cnjo^n'^ctt  (-en)  custom, 
habit;  nac^  alter  ®en)o^n^eit  in 
accordance  with  his  usual  cus- 
tom 

gehJdl^n'ltd^  adj.  usual,  customary, 
ordinary 

gcnjor'bcn  p.p.  of  merben 

gibt  zd  pers.  pres.  of  gebcn;  c8  gibt 
there  is,  there  are 

gicftcn  (906,  ecgoffen)  tr.  pour 

ging  pret.  of  getien;  eing'g  so  it 
went  on;  cS  ging  they  were 
going 

ber  @(anj  radiance,  splendor 

gldn^enb  adj.  shining,  brilliant 

ha^  ©Ittig  (-cr)  glass 

glott  adj.  smooth,  slippery 

gfauben  tr.  (dat.  of  person,  ace.  of 
thing)  believe,  suppose;  ba^ 
toilt  id^  glauben  well,  I  should 
say  so!;  glauben  Sie?  what's 
your  opinion? 

glci(^  adj.  same,  like,  equal; 
=fo0lci(^  at  once,  right  away; 
=ob0leic^  although 

bcr  ©Ictfrffcr  (— )  glacier 

ba^  &lud  good  fortune,  luck;  gum 


©Illcf  luckily;   as  luck   would 

have  it;  id)  h)Unf(^c  bir  Diel  ©liidf 

many  happy  returns 
gliicfltd^  adj.  lucky,  happy 
ber  Q^lhd^taltt   (— )   luck-dollar, 

token-piece 
gliil^en  intr.  glow,  gleam,  be  hot, 

burn 
gitdbtg    adj.    gracious;    gnttbige* 

grttulein  my  dear  young  lady! 

mademoiselle!;    gnttbige    ^taVL 

madame! 
ba«  @olb  gold 
golben  adj.  golden;  au«  golbcnen 

XaQtn  from  the  happy  days  (of 

youth) 
gofe  pret.  of  giefecn 
ber  &ott  i^tv)  god,  God 
ber  @raf  (-en,  -en)  count 
bte  @raff(^aft  (-en)  county 
ba«  &ta^  (-^er)  grass 
gratuJie'rcn    intr.    congratulate, 

wish  one  joy 
grau  adj.  gray 
ba€  ©raticlottc'  [gratolott]  Grave- 

lotte  [a  town  in  Lorraine] 
grcifcn  (griff,  gegriffcn)  tr.  seize, 

reach,  grasp 
bie  ©reuse  (-n)  limit,  boundary, 

border 
bic  @rcte  prop,  name  Grete,  Mar- 
gery 
ba^  ©rtnfcn  grin,  grimace 
groft    (grower,    ant    griJfeten)    adj. 

large,  big,  great,  tall 
gro^artig    adj.    sublime,    grand, 

great 
bte  ©roftcltcrn  pi.  grandparents 
ber  &tofipapa  (-«)  grandpapa 
bcr  &tofitjattr  (•^)  grandfather 


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griitt  adj.  green 

bcr  @runb   H)  ground,  reason; 

bottom;  valley,  dale,  glen 

griinbcn  tr.  found,  establish 

grii^en  tr.  and  intr.  greet,  bow,  nod 

qut  (bcffcr,  am  beften)  adj.  good; 

a(/z?.  well;  gutc  ©tube  best  room, 

parlor;  ftc^  PQutc  tun  give  one's 

self  credit,  boast;  gut!  all  right! 


ha^  &ut  (-^cr)  good,  possession; 

=?anb8ut  estate 
bic  ©iitc  goodness;  bic  ©lite  f)abcn 

be  kind  enough 
gutmutig  adj.  good-natured 
bcr  ©ut^bcft^cr  (— )  land-owner, 

landed  proprietor 
ha^  ©ijmnaTium  (-«,  ©tjmnofien) 

preparatory  school 


^ 


bo6  ^oar  (-c)  hair;  pi.  locks 
l^aben  (id^  f)abe,  bu  I)aft,  cr  bfit,  h)ir 
fiabcn,  i^r  f)abt,  fie  \)abtn;  Iiotte, 
gc^abt)    /r.    have,   keep,    hold; 
gem  f)abcn  like,  be  fond  of 
bcr  ^tt^n  (-^c)  rooster,  cock 
f^alh  adj.  half,  half  past;  l^olb  cin« 
half  past  twelve;  auf  fjalbcm 
SScgc  half  way  there 
^alf  pret.  of  fjclfcn 
bcr  ^al^  H)  neck,  throat 
l^alten  ({jfilt,  l^iclt,  gcJ^altcn)  Ir.  and 
intr.  hold,  restrain,  have,  keep, 
stop,  halt;  w.  Don  think  of;  w. 
fUr  [mis]take  for,   deem;  l^iclt 
btt«  fiir  gut  thought  that  was 
good   advice;    I)oIt!    hold   on! 
wait  a  minute!  halt!;  cine  9?ebc 
l^altcn  make  a  speech;  fid^  ]()altcn 
remain,  be  kept 
ha^  J^amburg  [city  of]  Hamburg 
J^omburgcr  indecl.  adj.  Hamburg 
bo8  ^atnmclflcifdi  mutton 
bic  ^anb  (■'c)  hand 
^anbeln  intr.  act,  treat  [of],  deal, 

use 
bie  J^ttttbfc^rift  (-en)  manuscript 


ha%  J^ttnbtocrf  (-c)  trade 

bcr  J^anbttJcrfcr  (— )  workman, 
tradesman 

^dngen  (I)in0,  gcJ^angcn)  intr.  hang 
[down],  be  suspended 

bcr  S^an^  prop,  name  John 

bo8  ^cin^t^cn  prop,  name  Jack 

^art  {i)dvtcr,  am  ^artcften)  adj. 
hard,  cruel,  severe 

bcr  ^orj  Harz  [Mts.] 

bic  ^orjrcifc  (-n)  Harz- Journey 
[the  title  of  a  prose-writing 
by  Heine] 

l^affcn  (bofetc,  0cf)Q&t)  tr.  hate 

^ottc  pret.  of  l)abtn 

^au(^en  /«/r.  breathe,  gasp 

bcr  ^aufc(n)  (-n«,  -n)  heap,  pile 

bcr  J^ttm>tman«  (^auptlcute)  cap- 
tain [in  the  army] 

bog  J^ttupt  (-^cr)  head 

bic  ^auptftabt  (-^c)  capital,  me- 
tropolis 

ba^  ^ttu^  (-"fr)  house,  home;  gu 
^Qufc  at  home;  nad^  ^aufc 
home[ wards];  altcS  ^qu8!  dear 
old  chap!  i 

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bcr  ^aui^biener  (— )  house-servant 
bie  ^ttU)!(tur(c)  (-en)  house-door 
tie  ^aut  (^c)  skin 
ftcbcn  {i)oh,  0el)obcn)  tr.  lift,  raise; 

rcjf.  rise,  arise 
l^cba  inter j.  heigh!  I  say!  hi  there! 
\^a^  ^ccr  (-c)  army 
I)cUig  adj.  holy,  sacred 
t{\^  ^cim  home 
f|cim  adv.  home 
bie  ^eimat  home 
ber  J^ctmnjcg  (-e)  way  home 
t^a^  ^cimnjc^  homesickness 
ftciratcn  tr.  marry,  wed 
^cift  adj.  hot 
^ct^cn    (I)ie&,    Qel)ei&cn)    intr.    be 

called,  be  named,  be;  tr.  call, 

name,  bid;  mean;  "Ha^  Ijeifet  that 

is  to  say;  f)eifet  c§  they  say;  er 

I)ie&  if)n  rufen  he  had  him  sent 

for 
Inciter  adj.  cheerful,  bright,  clear 
ber  ^clb  (-en,  -en)  hero 
bie  ^clc'nc  prop,  name  Helen 
^clfcn  (^ilft,  ^alf,  0el)olfen)  intr.  w. 

dat.  help,  aid,  assist;  {)ilft  nid)t^! 

won't  do  any  good! 
ifcH  adj.  clear,  bright,  distinct, 

loud 
l^cr  adv.  [towards  the  speaker  or 

the  speaker's  point  of  view]  here, 

hither;  ^cr  bamit!  hand  it  over! 
I^crttft'  adv.  down 
l^cran'  adv.  on,  up,  nigh,  towards, 

[to  come]  up 
^crauf  adv.  up 

Iicrbet'  adv.  here,  hither,  along,  up 
ber  ^crbft  (-c)  autumn,  fall 
l^crcin'  adv.  in,  into;  inter  j.  come 

in! 


j^crnic'bcr  adv.  down,  below 

bcr  ^crr  (-n,  -en)  gentleman, 
master.  Lord;  Mr.;  sir. 

l^ertU^  adj.  splendid,  glorious 

bie  ^crrlic^fcit  glory,  splendor 

bie  ^crrfc^aft  (-en)  rule;  persons 
of  rank;  meinc  ^crrf(^aften  ladies 
and  gentlemen 

^crrfd^cn  intr.  rule,  prevail 

^cr'^ttficn  tr.  recite 

l^crii'bcr  adv.  over,  across,  to  this 
side 

licrum'  adv.  round,  around,  about; 
um  i^n  fierum  round  and  round 
him 

l^crutt'tcr  adv.  down 

\)ti\>f)x'  adv.  forth,  forward 

ha^  ^tti  {gen.  -cn8,  dat.  -en,  pi. 
-en)  heart;  Don  ^er^en  from  the 
bottom  of  my  heart;  ftd^  ein 
^erj  faffen  muster  up  courage 

^erjltt^  adj.  cordial,  hearty 

^C^Ctt  tr.  hunt,  chase 

i^cutc  adv.  to-day;  I)eute  abenb  this 
evening;  f)eute  nac^t  to-night 

i!ltVii^\xi(i^t  adv.  nowadays 

l^tclt  pret.  of  l^alten 

l^ter  adv.  here;  [beginning  a  tele- 
phone talk]  this  is;  l^ier  gu  ?anbc 
in  this  country 

\)\t^  pret.  of  fieifeen 

bie  ^ilfc  aid,  help,  assistance 

l^ilft  2,d  pers.  pres.  of  l^elfen 

ber  ^immel  (— )  heaven,  sky;  am 
^immel  in  the  sky;  im  ^immel 
in  heaven 

l^in  adv.  [away  from  the  speaker  or 
the  speaker's  point  of  view] 
away,  down,  along,  there, 
thither;  gone,  lost;  l^in  unb  t)cr 


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up   and    down,    to    and    fro; 

h)0  foil  id^   l^in?  where  can  I 

go? 
tfinab'  adv.  down,  below 
l^tnauf'  adv.  up,  away  up 
fi'inaix^'  adv.  out,  forth,  beyond, 

past 
i^inbuTd^'  adv.  through  it,  through 

them 
^isein"  adv.  in,  into 
^ing  pret.  of  J^angcn 
^tn'=fc^Ctt  refl.  sit  down 
^tnten  adv.  behind 
flitter  prep.  w.  dat.  and  ace.  be- 
hind 
bcr  ^intcr^of  (^e)  back-yard 
^inii'ber  adv.  over  there,  beyond, 

across 
i^inun'ter  adv.  down 
i^tnun'tcr^ftiirmen  intr.  (aux.  fcin) 

rush  headlong  down 
j^inju"  adv.  up  [to],  on  [to],  nearer, 

besides 
l^m  inter j.  hum! 
^ob  pret.  of  F)cbcn 
boc^  [when  inflected  1)0^-]  (bi^^cr, 

am   bot^ftfi^)    o,dj.   high,   lofty, 

tall,  grand;  bo<b  erfrcucn  make 

very  happy;  h)ic  bocb  h)cttcn  (£ic? 

how  much  will  you  bet? 


^a^  ^o(b  toast;  etn  breifocbcS  ^ocb 
bringcn  give  three  cheers 

bi)<^ft  (superl.  of  bo<b)  c^v.  ex- 
tremely, exceedingly 

bic  ^0(^5Ctt  (-en)  wedding 

bcr  ^of  (-^c)  yard,  court,  farm 

Iboffen  tr.  and  intr.  hope  (for) 

bic  ^offnung  (-en)  hope 

Ib^fUc^  adj.  polite,  courteous 

Ibolb-  inflected  form  of  bod^ 

Ibotctt  tr.  fetch,  get,  go  and  get, 
come  and  get,  bring,  summon 

ha^  ^olj  (-^er)  wood 

bcr  ^onig  honey 

Ibdren  tr.  and  intr.  hear,  listen  to; 
bore!  say!  listen! 

bag  ^orn  (-^cr)  horn 

bic  ^ofc  (-n)  trousers,  breeches 

ha^  S^oitV  (-«)  hotel 

biibfc^  adj.  pretty,  nice;  \:0\^ 
nibifi  nice  and  quiet 

ha^  ^u^n  (-"-cr)  chicken 

bcr  J^unb  (-c)  dog 

Ibunbert  num.  hundred 

bcr  J^ungcr  hunger 

bungrig  adj.  hungry 

buftcn  intr.  cough 

bcr  ^ut  (-^c)  hat 

biitcn  tr.  watch,  guard,  tend;  refl. 
take  care,  beware 


idb  (mcincr,  mir,  m\6))  pers.  pron.  I 

ibm  dat.  of  cr  and  e« 

xtinacc.oftx 

ibncn  dat.  of  fie  they    v 

S^nen  dat.  of  ®ic  you 

i^r  dat.  of  fie  she 


Ibr  (eucr,  cud^,  eud^)  pers.  pron.  ye, 

you 
Ibr  (ibre,  ibr)  /lo^j.  />ro«.  and  adj. 

her,  their,  its 
tbrcr  gen.  0/  fie  she,  they 
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im  contr.  of  in  bcm 

immer  adv.  always,  ever,  just; 
with  verbs  immcr  is  often  best 
rendered  by  **keep":  cr  ging 
immcr  he  kept  going;  immcr 
l^crcin!  step  right  in!;  immcr 
lautcr  louder  and  louder 

in  prep.  w.  dat.  and  ace.  in,  into 

tnbem'  conj.  while,  because,  as; 
adverbial  clauses  introduced  by 
inbcm  are  often  best  rendered  by 
participial  phrases 

illbcf'fcn  adv.  meanwhile,  in  the 
meantime 


inner^alb  adv.  and  prep.  w.  gen. 
within,  inside 

innig  adj.  sincere,  fervent 

\n^  contr.  of  in  ba« 

irgcnb  adv.  some,  any 

irrcn  refl.  be  mistaken 

bcr  3>rTtum  Hr)  mistake,  er- 
ror 

iftt  2>d  pers.  pres.  of  cffcn 

ift  3d  pers.  pres.  of\dn;  toa^  ift  bir? 
what  ails  you?;  h)a8  ift  bcnn? 
why,  what's  the  matter? 

bcr  Stalic'ttcr  (— )  Italian 

itaUe'nifc^  adj.  Italian 


ia  adv.  yes,  to  be  sure,  in  all  prob- 
ability, you  know,  you  see, 
don't  you  see,  I  must  say, 
why! 

ba«  ^afiX  (-c)  year;  atlc  ^af)Vt  an- 
nually; fcit  ^di)X  unb  XaQ  since 
I  don't  know  when 

bic  :3tt^rc^5cit  (-en)  season 

bcr  Sanuar  (-c)  January 

jakoo^r  adv.  yes  indeed,  of  course; 
why,  yes! 

je  adv.  ever,  just;  always,  invari- 
ably; it  nac^bcm  according  as 

ieber  Qcbc,  icbcS)  indef.  pron.  any, 
each,  every;  cin  jcbcr  each 
one 

iebermann  indef.  pron.  everyone, 
everybody 

jebeSmal  adv.  every  time,  invari- 
ably 

|ebo(^'  adv.  however,  yet,  never- 
theless 


jemattb  indef.   pron.   somebody, 

[some]one 
jencr  (jcnc,  {cnc8)  dem.  pron.  that, 

that  one,  the  former,  he,  she 
jcnfctt^    prep.   w.   gen.   on   that 

side 
je^ig  adj.  present,  current 
jjc^t  adv.  now 

bcr  ^o^ann'Cc^)  prop,  name  John 
lubeln  intr.  rejoice,  exult 
bic  Sugcttb  youth;  ^ugcnb  f)at  feinc 

2^ugenb  boys  will  be  boys;  t)on 

3fugenb  auf  from  his  youth  up 
iugenblic^  adj.  youthful 
bcr  Sua  (-[«],  -«)  July 
iung    (itingcr,   am  jilngftcn)   adj. 

young 
bcr  S««flC  (-n,  -n)  lad,  youth,  boy 
bcr  ^unggefeKe  (-n,  -n)  bachelor 
ber  3um  (-[«],  -«)  June 
juft  adv.  just,  just  now,  even  now, 

exactly 


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btc  ^abet'tenanftalt  (-en)  military 
school 

bcr  ftnffec  (-8)  coffee 

ber  ^aifcr  (— )  emperor 

ha&  m\h  (-cr)  calf 

ha^  ^albfitm  veal 

fait  (fiiltcr,  am  fciltcftcn)  adj.  cold 

lam  pret.  of  fomtncn 

bic  ilammcr  (-n)  chamber,  room 

bcr  ^ompf  (^c)  fight,  struggle 

fdm^jfcn  intr.  fight 

bcr  ^ana'ricnijogcl  (^)  canary- 
bird 

tann  pres.  of  fonncn 

tannte  pret.  of  fcnncn 

bic  ^aptVU  (-n)  band  [of  music] 

bcr  Kaplan'  (*c)  chaplain 

bcr  ^ati  prop,  name  Charles,  Carl 

bic  ^orlftrafec  Charles  Street 

bcr  Uaxo  (name  of  a  dog)  Caro 
[from  Italian  caro  dear,  pre- 
cious] 

bic  ^orolt'nc  prop,  name  Caroline 

bic  ^artc  (-n)  card 

bic  ^artof'fct  (-n)  potato 

bcr  ^afc  (— )  cheese 

bic  ^ttfcr'nc  (-n)  barracks 

ha^  ^ttfpcrlct^catcr  (— )  puppet- 
show,  Punch-and-Judy  show 

bcr  Slaffic'rcr  (— )  cashier 

ber  ^aftcn  (— )  chest,  box 

ha^  ta^rficn  (— )  kitten 

bic  ta^e  (-n)  cat 

^auer  Kauer  [a  family  name] 

laufcn  tr.  buy,  purchase 

bcr  ^aufmann  (f Qufleute)  mer- 
chant, tradesman 


faum  adv.  hardly,  scarcely 

ferf  adj.  bold,  insolent,  impudent 

bie  £el)le  (-n)  throat 

fcin  (feine,  fcin)  indef.  pron.  and 
adj.  no,  not  a,  no  one,  neither 
(one),  none,  nobody,  not  any; 
fcinc«  t)on  beiben  neither  of  the 
two 

bcr  mUtt  (-)  cellar 

ber  ^ieHner  (— )  waiter 

fennen  (fanntc,  gefannt)  tr.  know, 
be  acquainted  with;  =crFcnnen 
recognize,  tell 

bcr  ^crl  (-e)  fellow,  chap 

ba«  ^tnb  (-cr)  child 

ha^  ^inn  (-e)  chin 

bie  ^irt^c  (-n)  church 

bic  ^trt^glorfe  (-n)  church-bell 

bcr  ^irfc^baum  (^c)  cherry-tree 

tiaqen  intr.  complain,  lament 

ber  ^lang  (^c)  sound,  melody 

flax  adj.  clear,  evident 

bic  Piaffe  (-n)  class 

ha^  ^leib  (-cr)  dress;  pi.  clothes 

bic  ^leibcrbiirftc  (-n)  clothes- 
brush,  whisk-broom 

flein  adj.  small,  little 

bcr  ^letne  {decl.  as  adj.)  young- 
ster, lad 

lUxnlant  adj.  dejected 

flcttcrn  intr.  {aux.  fcin)  climb, 
clamber 

flingeln  intr.  ring 

fltngen  (flang,  ecfluneen)  intr. 
sound,  ring 

Kopfen  tr.  and  intr.  beat,  knock; 
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body  is  knocking;  flopfcnbcn 
^crjcnS  with  beating  heart 

flug  (flilQcr,  am  fliieftcn)  adj. 
clever,  wise,  prudent,  smart 

bcr  ^nabe  (-n,  -n)  boy,  youth 

bcr  ilnovf  M  button 

bcr  5lod)  (-^c)  cook 

totJ^en  tr.  and  intr.  cook,  boil 

bic  jldc^in  (-ncn)  [woman]  cook 

ber  iloffcr  (— )  trunk 

bic  5ito^Ic  (-n)  coal 

bic  5lo^lenf(^aufeI  (-n)  coal- 
shovel 

fomifc^  adj.  comic (al),  absurd 

fommen  {tarn,  gcfommcn)  intr. 
{aux.  fctn)  come 

bic  ^om|iagme'  [9n=n]  (-i'en)  com- 
pany; also  written  ^ompanic 

bic  Slonbitorci'  (-en)  confection- 
er's shop 

bic  Slottfirmatton'  [t=t«]  (-en)  con- 
firmation [in  the  church] 

bcr  ^dntg  (-c)  king 

bog  ^iinigreic^  (-c)  kingdom 

Idnnen  (id^  fann,  bu  fannft,  cr  fann, 
h)ir  fonncn,  if)r  Uxmi,  [tc  fonncn; 
fonntc,  ge!onnt)  mod.  aux.  can, 
be  able,  may;  know 

\ia9>  ^onjert'  (-c)  concert 

bcr  ^opf  (^c)  head,  brain 


bic  ^optc'  (-i'cn)  copy 

bcr  Uotii  (-^c)  basket 

\i(i9>  Uoxn  if-tx)  grain,  seed;  corn 

bcr  ^iycptx  (— )  body 

foftbar  adj.  costly,  precious 

foften  intr.  cost 

bic  ^raft  (^c)  strength 

bcr  Slramcr  (— )  grocer 

franf  adj.  sick,  ill 

ber  ilranj  (-^c)  wreath 

bic  5lrcibc  (-n)  chalk 

friec^en  (frod^,  Qcfroc^cn)  intr.  {aux. 

fcin)  creep 
bcr  ^ricg  (-c)  war 
frtcgen  tr.  get,  catch;  colloq.  for 

bcfommen 
bic  ^iid^c  (-n)  kitchen 
ber  ^ut^en  (— )  cake 
bic  ^Vi\)  (^c)  cow 
fii^I  adj.  cool 

bcr  ^unbc  (-n,  -n)  customer 
bog  5lupfcr  copper 
bic  ^ur  (-en)  cure 
furtc'rcn  tr.  cure,  make  well 
bcr  ^urt  prop,  name  Curt 
furs    (fiitjcr,    am    fUrjcftcn)    adj. 

short,  curt;  adv.  a  short  while; 

furj  unb  gut  in  short 
fiiffcn  (fllfetc,  0c!iifet)  tr.  kiss 
ber  ^utf(^cr  (— )  coachman 


\i(i^  Sac^eln  smile 
Idd^eln  intr.  smile 
lac^en  intr.  laugh 
bag  Sateen  laughter 
bag  Sa(^!abinett  (-c)  museum  of 
fun 


bcr  fiabcn  (■')  shop,  store 
bic  Sabcnfaffc  (-n)  [shop]  money- 
drawer,  till 
lag  pret.  of  licgcn 
ba«  Sttgcr  (— )  couch,  bed;  camp 
lagertt  intr.  be  encamped 


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lafo'mfc^  adj.  laconic,  abrupt 

ba«  2anb  (^cr)  land,  country;  ouf 
bcm  ?anbc  in  the  country;  l^icr 
gu  ?anbc  in  this  country 

lang  (langcr,  am  litngften)  adj. 
long,  tall 

lange  adv.  long,  a  long  time;  by 
far,  by  a  long  way 

latlQ^  prep.  w.  dat.  or  gen.  along 

langfatn  adj.  slow,  hesitant 

langtvetlig  adj.  boresome,  stupid, 
tedious 

bcr  Scirm  noise,  ado,  hubbub 

la^  pret.  of  Icfcn 

loffcn  (td^  laffc,  bu  Ittfet,  cr  lafet,  n)ir 
laffcn,  it)r  lafet,  fie  laffcn;  licfe,  ge* 
laffcn)  tr.  let,  let  alone,  cause, 
make,  allow,  have;  =QufQcben 
cease,  stop;  licfe  tt)n  fommcn 
sent  for  him;  lafe  bir'8  txyoAiitn 
wait  and  I'll  tell  you 

Ittufcn  (Iftuft,  lief,  gelaufen)  intr. 
(aux.  fein)  leap,  run,  trot,  walk 
(rapidly);  <©c^littf(^uf)  loufcn  go 
skating 

lant  adj.  loud;  adv.  aloud,  out 
loud,  loudly 

lautett  intr.  sound;  purport,  run 

Iduten  intr.  peal  out,  ring 

ba«  £eben  life,  activity,  bustle, 
stir 

Icbcn  intr.  live,  dwell;  Icben  ©ie 
tt)oI)I  farewell!;  foil  ft  leben!  a 
health  to  you!  here's  to  you! 

leben'big  adj.  live,  alive,  living, 
animated 

bcr  Sebfudfcn  (— )  gingerbread 

bQ«  2cbcr  (— )  leather 

Sebermann  (liter,  leather-man) 
Ledermann  [a  family  name] 


leer  adj.  empty,  vacant,  deserted 

lecren  tr.  empty,  drain 

Icgcn  tr.  place,  lay,  put;  refl.  lie 
down 

le^ren  tr.  and  intr.  teach 

bcr  fie^rer  (— )  teacher 

bic  Secretin  (-ncn)  [woman] 
teacher 

Uid^t  adj.  easy,  light 

letb  indecl.  adj.',  eStutmir  Icib  I  am 
sorry 

Icibcn  (litt,  gcUttcn)  tr.  endure, 
bear,  stand 

letfc  adj.  low,  soft,  gentle 

bic  Setter  (-n)  ladder 

bic  fierc^e  (-n)  lark 

lernen  tr.  and  intr.  learn,  study 

lef en  (licft,  Ia«,  eclefen)  tr.  and  intr. 
read 

le^t  adj.  last,  least 

bic  ficute  pi.  people 

bcr  Seutnant  (-«)  lieutenant 

ba^  Sid^t  (-cr)  light,  gleam;  can- 
dle 

licb  adj.  dear,  beloved;  lieb  I)abcn 
be  fond  of;  ben  Ucbcn  langcn  Xa^ 
the  livelong  day 

bic  Siebc  love 

lieben  tr.  and  intr.  love 

licbcr  (compar.  of  licb  and  gent) 
dearer,  rather,  preferably,  in- 
stead 

Iteblidj  adj.  lovely,  sweet,  delight- 
ful 

liebft  (superl.  of  licb  and  gcrn) 
dearest,  favorite;  am  licbften 
best  of  all,  soonest;  w.  verbs 
dearly  like  to,  like  to  .  .  .  best 

ba^  2teb  (-cr)  song 

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liegen  (lag,  flclcgcn)  intr.  lie,  rest, 
be  situated,  be;  =fid^  bcfinbcn 
be;  fi(^  in  ben  5lrmcn  UcQcn 
embrace 

licft  pret.  of  laffen;  licfe  i^n  fommcn 
sent  for  him 

Iteft  sd  pers.  pres.  of  Icfcn 

bic  fiiHc  (-n)  lily 

bic  fiinbc  (-n)  linden 

bcr  ll^inbenbaum  (-^c)  linden-tree 

Unl  adj.  left 

bte  fitnfc  {decl.  as  adj.)  left-hand 

linfi^  adv.  to  the  left,  on  the 
left 

bic  ^ippt  (-n)  lip 

lobcn  tr.  praise 


ba«  fiod^  (-^cr)  hole 

bcr  Si)ffe(  (— )  spoon 

bag  Sonbon  [city  of]  London 

lo^  adj.  loose;  h)a«  ift  Io«?  what's 

up?   what's  the  matter?;  auf 

mid^  Io8  straight  towards  me 
loS''Qttfcn  (fiing  log,  loggcganflcn) 

j«/r.  (awx.  fcin)  start,  begin;  go 

ofif,  explode 
bcr  SiJUJC  (-n,  -n)  lion 
bic  2uft  (-^e)  air,  breeze 
liigcn  (log,  gelogcn)  intr.  lie,  tell  a 

falsehood 
bic    Sttft    (-^c)    pleasure,    desire, 

mirth,  fun,  joy 
luftig  adj.  happy,  joyous;  fine 


an 


mad^tn  tr.  do,  make,  create,  cause, 
perform;  intr.  [contrive  to]  do; 
c«  madit  it  goes;  fd^ncH  ma^tn 
hurry  up;  ic^  mad^c  mir  nic^tg 
baraug  I  don't  care  a  bit  about 
it;  fid^  auf  ben  SBcg  madden  start, 
set  out  [on  one's  way];  id^  tDill 
eg  fc^on  mac^cn  I'll  attend  to  it; 
ic^  mac^tc,  bafe  ic^  fort  fant  I  got 
away  in  a  hurry,  I  can  tell  you; 
ha^  mac^t  [a  nid^tg  [aug]  that 
makes  no  difference 

bag  aWobt^cn  (— )  girl,  maiden 

mog  pres.  of  mogcn 

bcr  9J2agen  (— )  stomach 

bic  SRa^tseit  (-en)  meantime];  [id^ 
h)linfd^c  3f()iten]  gefcgnete  Wla^)!' 
idtl  I  hope  you've  enjoyed 
your  dinner 

ber  aWol  (—  and  -[c]g,  -[e]n) 
[month  of]  May 


bcr  aWain  [river]  Main 

tnajcfttt'ttfc^  adj.  majestic 

ber  Wla'iot'  (-e)  major  [in  the 
army] 

bag  Wlai  (-C)  time;  bag  erftc  2Wal 
(or  bag  crftemal)  (for)  the  first 
time;  ^iDcimal  twice;  jum  an= 
beren  'SJlak  for  the  second 
time 

mai  contr.  of  einmar;  gib  ntir  mal 
come  on  and  give  me!  just 
hand  me!;  bag  XodX  mal  fc^on 
that  was  nice,  I  can  tell  you  I; 
fomm  mal  mit!  you  just  come 
with  me! 

bic  9Rama  (-g)  mama 

man  indef.  pron.  one,  someone, 
they;  man  fagt  it  is  said 

man(^  (manege,  mand^eg)  indef. 
pron.  many  a,  some,  much 

bic  aWantcr'  (-en)  manner 


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bcr  aWann  (-^cr)  man;  =(Sf)cmann 

husband 
ba8  SUard^en  (— )  fairy-tale 
Mc  SWar!  (-en)  mark  [silver  piece 

worth  24  cents] 
ba«  SWorfftiJrf  (-c)  mark-piece 
bcr  Wlarltfitden  (— )  market-town, 

hamlet 
btc  aWarmcIa'bc  (-n)  marmalade, 

orange- jam 
ntttrmclftctncrn   [poetic  for   mav^ 

tnorfteincrn]  adj.  [of]  marble 
mat\tiixt'xcninir.(aux.  fcin)  march, 

tramp 
bcr  aWarj  (-en  and  -(c«),  -e)  [month 

of]  March 
bcr  SWarji^an  almond-paste  candy 
bic  aWaucr  (-n)  [outside]  wall 
ba^  SWauI  (-^cr)  mouth,  snout  [of 

an  animal] 
bic  SRauS  (-^e)  mouse 
bcr  aWaj  prop,  name  Max 
ha^    aWcrflcnfturg    [province    of] 

Mecklenburg 
aWerflcnburger  indecl.  adj.  Meck- 

lenburgian 
ba«  aWcer  (-e)  sea 
bQ«  9We(|(  meal,  flour 
bcr  SUlc^lftoff  (^c)  flour-dumpling 
tncl^r  (com par.  of  bid)  ad[;.  more; 

nid^t  mcl^r  no  longer 
tne^rcre  pi.  adj.  several 
tnein  (mcinc,  mcin)  poss.  pron.  and 

adj.  mine,  my 
tnctnen  tr.  think,  mean,  intend, 

remark 
tncift  {superl.  of  t)icl)  adj.  most; 

adv.  mostly,  usually 
tneiftctli^  adv.  for  the  most  part 
bcr  ©kiftcr  (— )  master,  employer 


melben  tr.  report,  announce 

bic  MtlfMt'  (-i'en)  melody,  tune 

bic  aWenagcric'  [Q=zh]  (-i'cn)  men- 

agery,  animal-show 
bic  aWcnge  (-n)  multitude 
bcr  SO'Jenfrfi  (-en,  -en)  man[kind], 

person,  human  being,  fellow 
ber    SRenfrficnfreffcr    (— )    man- 
eater,  cannibal 
bcr   9Wenfe^en^oufc(n)    (-ng,   -n) 

mass  of  people 
tnerfen  tr.  observe,  notice 
merfhiiirbig  adj.  remarkable,  curi- 
ous 
ha%  aWeffer  (— )  knife 
SRc^er  [a  family  name]  Meyer 
mxii)  ace.  of  \6)  me,  myself 
bic  aWicnc  (-n)  mien,  look,  feature 
bic  9J«ld)  milk 
milttd'rtfrfi  adj.  military 
bic  HRtnna  prop,  name  Minnie 
bic  aWinu'tc  (-n)  minute 
mir  dat.  of  id)  me 
bic  SWiffctat  (-en)  misdeed 
tntt  prep.  w.  dat.  with,  by,  to- 
gether, in;  adv.  together  with, 
along,  also,  too 
mit'^brtngcn    (brad^tc   mit,   mitgc* 
brad^t)  tr.  bring  along,  fetch  at 
the  same  time 
tnttcinan'bcr   adv.   with   one  an- 
other 
\ia^  aWitfllicb  (-cr)  member 
bcr  SWtttag  (-c)  noon,  midday;  gu 
2)?ittag  effcn  eat  dinner;  i^ren 
SWittQQ  l^altcn  take  their  noon- 
day-rest 
ba«  aRittag^cffcn  dinner 
bcr  ajJittag^tifdj  (-c)  dinner-table 
bic  Wlxitt  middle,  midst 


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bad  SRittel  (— )  middle,  medium; 

means;  =§eilmittcl  remedy 
bic  aWittcrnat^t  (*c)  midnight 
bcr  WHitttoott)  (-c)  Wednesday 
mod^te  pret.  of  mogcn 
m'l^tiiit  pret.  subj.  of  mSgcn;  might, 

should  like  to 
tni)gen  (ic^  mag,  bu  magft,  cr  mag, 

h)ir  mfigcn,  i1)x  mogt,  fie  mogen; 

mod)tt,  gcmod^t)  mod.  aux.  may, 

desire,  like,  can 
ntdglie^    adj.    possible;   mfiglic^ft 

ticf  as  deep  as  possible 
tnolltg  adj.  dial,  pleasant,  snug, 

comfortable 
bcr  aWonat  (-c)  month 
bcr    aWonb     (-e)     moon;     lunar 

month 
aWonopor  {liter,  monopoly)  Mon- 

opol  [name  of  a  hotel] 
bcr  aWontag  (-c)  Monday 
bic  aWoral'  moral 
morgen  adv.  to-morrow 
bcr  aWorgcn  (— )  morning,  morn, 

dawn;  morgcn«,  am  9)?orgcn  in 


the  morning;  alfc  SKorgcn  every 
morning;  gutcn  2)?orgcn!  good 
morning! 

bcr  aWorgenfc^u^  (-c)  slipper 

mitbc  adj.  tired 

ber  aWiillcr  miller;  Miller  [a  fam- 
ily name]_ 

bcr  aWunb  (-c)  mouth,  lips;  tcXt 
QU8  cincm  SWutibc  as  if  with  one 
voice 

bic  aWufif  music 

miiffcn  (id^  mufe,  bu  mufet,  cr  mu^, 
hjir  maffcn,  il^r  mii^,  fie  irtliffcn; 
mu^c,  gcmufet)  mod.  aux.  must, 
have  to,  be  obliged  to,  be  com- 
pelled to 

tnuftcrn  tr.  survey,  examine;  re- 
view 

mu^  pres.  of  miiffcn 

bcr  aWut  mood,  humor;  mir  ift  fo 
f(^Icd^t  3U  aWutc  I'm  feeling  so 
very  queer;  fie  fasten  M\xi  they 
took  courage 

bic  abutter  (^)  mother 

bic  aWii^c  (-n)  cap 


na  inter j.  why!  how  now!  humph! 
well!  huh!  hm! 

nail^  prep.  w.  dat.  after,  behind, 
at,  to,  towards,  according  to, 
for;  nac^  unb  nnd^  gradually, 
little  by  little;  Xia^  v^aufc  i\\  in 
the  direction  of  home 

bcr  92a(^ba¥  (-«  and  -n,  -n)  neigh- 
bor 

bag  a'2ad|tiar^aui$  (^cr)  house  next 
door 


tlttd^bcm'  adv.  and  conj.  after- 
wards, after  that,  after,  when; 
adverbial  clauses  introduced  by 
nad^bcm  are  often  best  rendered 
by  participial  phrases 

na6)i)cx'  adv.  afterwards,  after  all, 
then,  hereafter 

bcr  ajat^mittag  (-c)  afternoon; 
nad^mittagg  in  the  afternoon 

nad^ft  {superl.  of  TIqIk)  adj.  next, 
nearest 


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bic  3ladit  (-^c)  night;  eineS  ^a6)t^ 

one  night;  nac^t^,  beg  ^a6)t^  or 

gur  yiad)t  at  night;  Hebe  lange 

5^ad^t  livelong  night 
bic  SfJabcI  (-n)  needle,  pin 
bic  Sialic  vicinity,  neighborhood 
na^e  (ncltier,  am  ndd)ften)  adj.  near, 

close  [by],  adjacent 
ndfitn  tr.  and  intr.  sew 
na^m  />rd.  £>/  nc^men 
bcr  9? ante  (-n8,  -n)  name 
nam(i(^  adj.  same;  a</w.  namely, 

to  wit,  that  is,  as  a  matter  of 

fact,  you  know 
nannte  pret.  of  ncnncn 
ber  9Jarr  (-en,  -en)  fool,  idiot 
nafc^en  tr.  and  intr.  nibble,  eat 

things  on  the  sly 
bic  ^Jttfc  (-n)  nose 
nttft   {with  or  without  umlaut  in 

compar.  and  superl.)  adj.  wet 
naiixt'W^  adj.  natural,  genuine; 

adv.  of  course,  naturally 
nel^en  prep.  w.  dat.  and  ace.  near, 

beside 
ncbft  prep.  w.  dat.  together  with 
bcr  ^Itdat  [river]  Neckar 
bcr  SfJcffc  (-n,  -n)  nephew 
ne^men  (ninimt,  m\)m,  Qcnontmcn) 

tr.  take,  accept,  receive 
ttcin    adv.    no;    inter j.    heavens! 


mercy 


nennen  (nannte,  genonnt)  tr.  call, 
name 

neu  adj.  new;  t)on  ncuem  anew; 
ncuc8?  any  news?;  auf«  neuc 
anew 

ha^  9Uuia^r  New- Year's  [day]; 
profit  S'lcuial^r'  Happy  New- 
year  I 


bcr  S^cuja^r^UJunfd^  (^c)  New- 
year's  greeting 

neufic^  adv.  recently,  the  other 
day 

ncuti  num.  nine 

ber  Sltaga'ra  [falls  of]  Niagara 

nic^t  adv.  not;  gar  md)t  not  at  all; 
nid^t  mef)r  no  longer;  nic^t  bod^! 
no  you  don't!;  nid^t?  wasn't  he? 
didn't  he? 

bcr  SWit^traut^cr  (— )  non-smoker; 
fiir  9^i(^traud)er  smoking  for- 
bidden 

nittit^  indef.  pron.  nothing;  interj. 
not  by  a  long  shot!  I  should 
say  not! 

nirfcn  intr.  nod 

ttie  adv.  never 

nieber  adv.  down 

ntebUf^  adj.  neat,  nice,  pretty 

nicbrig  adj.  low 

niemat!^  adv.  never 

memanb  indef.  pron.  no  one,  no- 
body 

ntmmt  sd  pers.  pres.  of  ncl^mcn 

ttOd^  adv.  still,  yet,  even,  besides, 
again;  conj.  nor;  nod)  ein  an- 
other, one  more;  nod)  nid)t  not 
yet;  nod^  einmal  once  more, 
again;  nod)  immer  still,  contin- 
ually; noc^  eth)a§  something 
more;  nod)  l^cute  this  very  day; 
nod^  bicfc  9^ac^t  this  very  night; 
nod^  Oiel  a  lot  more;  no(^  einigc 
a  few  more;  no(^  icljt  to  this 
day 

no^maU  adv.  again 

bic  D'Jot  (-^e)  need,  distress,  neces- 
sity 

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bcr  9lo\)cm'hct  (-[«],  -)  November 
bcr  9Ju  instant;  im  9tu  in  a  trice, 

in  no  time  at  all 
bic  Plummet  (-n)  number 
nun  adv.  now;  inter j.  well!;  nutictn* 

mat  once  and  for  all 
liur  adv.  only,  just;  Qel)t  nur!  go. 


if  you  want  to!;  h)o  l^aft  bu  nur 
ba6  f)cr?  now,  where  in  the 
world  did  you  get  that?;  iuad 
nur  I  wonder  what;  nur  nid^t 
except 

bic  mfi  (9liiffc)  nut 

nii^lid^  adj.  useful 


D  inter  j.  oh! 

06  ctfwj.  whether,  I  wonder  if,  to 
see  whether;  obgleic^  although 
often  adv.  above,  upstairs,  up  top 
ofterfjatb  prep.  w.  gen.  above 
bcr  Oticr!cIIncr  (— )  head- waiter 
bcr  Cbcrft  (-en,  -en)  colonel 
obgtcid)'  conj.  although 
bQ«  Cbft  fruit 
obcr  conj.  or 
bcr  Cfen  (■^)  stove 
off  en  at/y.  frank,  open 
bcr  Offisicr'  (-c)  officer 


offnen  tr.  open 

oft  adv.  often,  many  times 

of)ne  prep.  w.  ace.  without;  ol^nc 

mal  without  even 
ha^  O^r  (-e«,  -en)  ear 
bcr  Dnfel  (— )  uncle 
orbcnttid^   adj.   orderly,   regular, 

ordinary,  exact,  downright 
bcr  Drt  (-c  and  ^tt)  place,  region, 

locality,  spot 
bic  Dftern  pi.  Easter 
bag  ^fterrcit^  Austria 
bcr  Otto  prop,  name  Otto 


« 


ba^  ^aat  (-c)  pair,  couple;  cin 

paav  a  few,  several 
bog  ^afet'  (-c)  package 
ber  ^apa  (-«)  papa 
ba^  *45a;?ter'  (-c)  paper 
$dp!e  [a  family  name]  Papke 
bag  ^arabie^'  (-c)  paradise 
bcr  ^aragra^j^'  (-en,  -en)  section, 

paragraph 
ba^  ^5ari)g'  [city  of]  Paris 
paffctt  (pa&t,  pa^e,  QCpa^t)  intr.  be 

suitable,  fit 


bcr  qSaftcnt'  [t=t«]  (-en,  -en)  pa- 
tient, sufferer 

bcr  ^anl  prop,  name  Paul 

bcr  (also  ba^)  ^enbel  pendu- 
lum 

bcr  ^aterfami'Ita^  humorous 
father  of  the  family 

bic  ^5erfon'  (-en,  -en)  person,  in- 
dividual 

lieffimtf'tifel^  adj.  pessimistic 

bcr  ^eter  prop,  name  Peter 

bk  ^fcifc  (-n)  pipe 


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|ifctfcn(pfiff,  gcpfiffcn)  intr.  whistle, 

pipe 
bcr  pfennig  (-c)  penny,  farthing 

[coin  worth  i  of  a  cent] 
\ia^  ^fcrb  (-c)  horse 
bic  ^flonsc  (-n)  plant 
bic  ^flid^t  (-en)  duty 
ha^  5Pfunb  (-c)  pound 
bic  ^^ilofol^^ic'   (-i'cn)   philoso- 
phy 
^J^tlofo'p^iff^  adj.  philosophical 
bic  ^^rofc  (-n)  phrase 
bcr  $iffolo  (-«)  waiter's  assistant, 

helper    [from    Italian    piccolo 

small] 
bcr  ^lo^  (-^c)  place,  room,  seat; 

[public]  square 
Ijlaubcrn  intr.  chat 
))t()^n(^  adj.  sudden 
bic  ^olitif  politics 
bcr   ^orttcr   [tic']  (-«)  door-man 

[of  a  hotel] 
bic  iporsellan'pfeife  (-n)  porcelain 

pipe 


bcr  %Q\thoic  (-n,  -n)  mail-carrier, 
postman 

boe  ^otigbam  [city  of]  Potsdam 

^>rafttf(^  adj.  practical 

bcr  ^rdfibcnt'  (-en,  -en)  president 

prdtentid^'  [t=t8]  adj.  arrogant 

bcr  %xt\^  (-c)  price,  prize,  praise 

)jrcufttf(^  adj.  Prussian 

bcr  %xm^  (-en,  -en)  prince 

bic  ^dnscnftraftc  (-n)  Prince 
Street 

bcr  $rtt)ot'bo5cnt  (-en,  -en)  lec- 
turer [without  pay,  at  a  uni- 
versity] 

\>(x^  ^rttiat'Ieben  private  life 

bcr  ^rofcf'foi^(-6,  -o'rcn)  professor 

))TOftt  inter j.  here's  to  you! 

priigcln  intr.  beat  black  and  blue, 
thrash 

^ft  inter  j.  hist!  hush!  sh!  hark! 

bcr  Rubbing  (-c  or  -«)  pudding 

bcr  %viU  (-e)  pulse 

hd^  %u\i  (-e)  desk 

pu^en  tr.  polish,  scour,  clean 


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bcr  9?anb  (*cr)  edge,  brim 

ranntc  prct.  of  rcnnen 

rafe^  adj.  quick,  sudden 

rafctt  intr.  rage,  bluster;  rafte  hjci^ 
tcr  tore  madly  on 

bcr  mat  {pi.  $Ratfd^lQ0c)  advice, 
counsel 

raten  (rat,  riet,  flcratcn)  intr.  coun- 
sel, advise 

bic  9fJdu6er^i)^Ic  (-n)  den  of 
thieves 

raut^en  tr.  smoke 


tttuf  contr.  of  j^crauf 

bcr  9iauni  (-^c)  room;  =3eitraum 
interval 

bic  9fJet^cnftunbc  (-n)  arithmetic- 
lesson 

rcdjnen  tr.  and  intr.  reckon,  cipher, 
do  sums 

t^a^  9?C(^ncn  arithmetic 

bic  JRec^nung  (-en)  bill,  account 

re(^l  adj.  right,  real,  downright, 
regular;  adv.  aright;  ju  meiner 
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red)te§    something    fine;    red^t 
madden  please,  satisfy;  rcd^t  balb 
right  soon 
rcc^t^  adv.  right,  to  the  right 
bic  OJcbc  (-n)  talk,  speech,  dis- 
course 
rebcn  inlr.  talk,  speak 
bic  9{eben^art   (-en)   expression, 

phrase 
bQ«  dUqaV  (-e)  shelf 
bcr  dlcQcn  (— )  rain 
ba^  9{cgimcnt'  (-er)  regiment 
bic    SJcgimcnti^'mufif    regimental 

band 
regnen  intr.  rain 
rcic^  adj.  rich;  bcr  dtd^t  {decl.  as 

adj.)  rich  man 
baS  9fJcir^  (-c)  realm,  empire 
retd^en  tr.  and  intr.  reach,  extend, 

stretch;  pass,  hand,  ofifer 
bcr  92et(^tutn  (-^cr)  riches,  wealth 
reif  adj.  ripe,  mature,  mellow 
bic  JRci^C  (-n)  row,  line,  rank,  file; 
bcr    9fJctl^c    nac^    successively; 
bic  9Jcif)C  ift  an  bir  it's  your 
turn 
tctn  adj.  pure,  clean;  sheer 
bic  [Rcifc  (-n)  journey,  travel 
rcifcn  intr.  {aux.  fcin)  travel,  jour- 
ney 
bcr  92eifenbe  {decl.  as  adj.)  trav- 
eler 
bic  9ietf»taf(^e  (-n)  traveling-bag, 
valise,  satchel 


rcitcn  (ritt,  gcrittcn)  intr.  {aux. 
fcin)  ride 

retjenb  adj.  charming 

rcnncn  (ranntc,  ecrannt)  intr.  (aux. 
fcin)  run,  race,  rush,  tear 

bic  ajcfibcnj'  (-en)  [royal]  resi- 
dence, capital 

ha&  JRcftaurant'  [rcftorang]  (-«) 
restaurant 

rcttcn  tr.  save 

bo«  die^ept'  (-c)  prescription 

bcr  9U()cin  [river]  Rhine 

bcr  dlticumaii^'mu^  rheumatism 

bcr  92i(^arb  prop,  name  Richard 

rtc^tig  adj.  correct,  proper,  regu- 
lar; interj.  sure  enough!  right 
you  are! 

ricf  pret.  of  rufcn 

ha^  Oiinbflcift^  beef 

bcr  OfJing  (-c)  ring 

ritt  pret.  of  rcitcn 

bcr  JRorf  (-^c)  coat 

rotten  tr.  and  intr.  roll,  wheel 

bic  9f{ofc  (-n)  rose 

rofcnfarbtg  adj.  rose-colored 

rot  (rotcr,  am  rotcftcn)  adj.  red, 
ruddy 

bcr  9Jiicfctt  (— )  back 

rufcn  (rief,  Qcrufcn)  intr.  cry, 
shout,  call,  summon 

ha^  9Jnfctt  calling,  shouting 

rul^en  intr.  rest,  repose,  lie 

rul^ig  adj.  calm,  even,  quiet 

runter  contr.  oj  f)crun'tcr 


bcr  Sttol  (©ale)  hall,  ball-room 

bcr  ®abe(  ( — )  saber,  sword 

bic  ©oc^c  (-n)  affair,  cause,  thing, 


matter;  unfcrc  bcftcn  ©ad^cn  our 
Sunday-best 
bcr  (Bad  (-^c)  sack 


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bic  ©age  (-n)  legend 

fagen/r.  say,  tell;  mie  gefafit  as  I've 
already  said 

\ati  pret.  of  \ti)tn 

hex  Solon'  [feoKong]  (-g)  parlor 

ba«  ©olj  (-c)  salt 

famt  prep.  w.  dat.  together  with, 
beside 

fammeln  tr.  collect 

ber  ©anb  sand 

fanbte  />r6/.  0/  fenben 

fonft  adj.  soft,  mild,  gentle 

fang  pret.  of  fingen 

faff  pret.  of  filjcn 

bcr  ®a^  (-^e)  sentence;  leap 

fauer  adj.  sour,  glum 

f  c^abe  adj. ;  ha^  ift  f d^abc  that's  too 
bad!;  h)ic  fd^abc!  what  a  pity! 

fd^affcn  (fc^uf,  gcfd^offcn)  tr.  create, 
make;(fd)afftc,|Qc[c^afft)  bring,  do 

ber  ©c^affncr  (— )  railway-guard, 
brakeman 

fc^arf  (fc^arfcr,  am  fd)arfftcn)  adj. 
sharp,  pointed,  keen 

ber  Sd^a^  (-^e)  treasure,  sweet- 
heart 

fd^auen  tr.  and  intr.  look,  behold, 
glance  at 

ba«  ©(^aufclpferb  (-e)  hobby- 
horse, rocking-horse 

ff^eiben  (f(^icb,  flefc^ieben)  intr. 
{aux.  fein)  part,  depart 

fc^einen  ([c^ien,  Qef(f)ienen)  intr. 
shine;  seem,  appear 

bie  ®(^enfe  (-n)  tap-room,  tavern 

f(^en!en  tr.  give,  present;  pour 

f(^t(fen  tr.  send,  dispatch;  refl.  be 
suitable,  be  proper 

fi^ien  pret.  of  fd^einen 

fd^ieffen  (fd|o&,  gefc^offen)  tr.  shoot 


ha^  Sc^iff  (-e)  ship,  boat 

fdfjimpfcn  intr.  curse,  swear,  scold 

ber  (Bd)itm  (-e)  umbrella,  parasol 

bic  S(f|(a(^t  (-en)  battle 

ber  Sd^Iaf  sleep,  slumber 

ft^lafcn  ([c^Iiift,  fd^Iicf,  gcfd^Iafcn) 
intr.  sleep 

bic  @d)(afftubc  (-n)  bedroom 

bcr  BdliaQ  (^e)  stroke,  blow 

fd^Iagcn  ([djlagt,  f(^IuQ,  8e[d)lQQen) 
tr.  strike,  beat,  turn,  throw 

fdfjlan!  adj.  slender 

fdf)(au  adj.  sly,  cunning 

ber  Sc^Iaumcier  {liter,  sly  dog) 
Schlaumeier  [a  family  name] 

ff^Iec^t  adj.  bad,  evil;  [(^Icd^tc  S^^' 
ten  hard  times 

ft^Ietdjcn  ([d)Ilc^,  Qc[d)Iirf)en)  intr. 
(aux.  fein)  and  refl.  slink,  slip, 
steal,  sneak 

fc^Hcf  pret.  of  [(^lafcn 

fc^licftcn  {\6)\o^,  ee[d)Ioffcn)  tr. 
close,  shut,  lock 

fdjiimm  adj.  bad,  evil,  ill 

h(x^  Sc^toft  ((S(^Io[[er)  castle,  pal- 
ace 

fd^Ioft  pret.  of  fd)Iie&en 

fd)(ug  pret.  of  fd^Iagen 

bcr  St^Iufif  (©dilUffc)  end,  close; 
ending  a  telephotie  talk  done; 
finished 

bcr  ©djtuffcl  (— )  key 

ft^mcrfen  tr.  and  intr.  taste  [good] 

ber  St^mcrj  (-e8,  -en)  pain,  grief 

ber  ®d|mufe  dirt 

ber  Sconce  snow 

ber  ©t^nccbatt  H)  snowball;  mit 
©d^necballen  toerfen  throw  snow- 
balls 

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bcr  ©djncibcr  (— )  tailor;  Schnei- 
der [a  family  name] 
fc^neibtg  adj.  cutting,  smart,  dap- 
per, plucky,  swagger 
fd^neten  intr.  snow 
fc^nctt    adj.    quick,    fast,    swift; 

fdjnett  mad)en  hurry  up 
frfjncffcn  intr.  {aux.  fcin)  spring,  fly 
((finitt  pret.  of  fd^ncibcn 
fdlniiren  tr.  tie,  strap  up 
bcr  ®d)nurrbnrt  (^e)  mustache 
bic  (©(^ofolo'bc  (-n)  chocolate 
bcr  ©c^ofola'bciipubbing  (-c  or  -8) 

chocolate-pudding 
fd^Ott  adv.  already,  soon;  never- 
theless, even,  anyway;  don't 
fear,  never  you  fear,  all  right, 
"fast  enough,"  yet,  probably, 
by  all  means;  fc^on  gut  never 
mind!;  ^cutc  nac^tfc^on  this  very 
night;  fd^on  miebcr?  what  is  it? 
what  now?;  bu  fd^Iafft  nun  fd^on 
lariQe  you've  been  sleeping  this 
long  time 
fd^ijlt  adj.  pretty,  fine,  beautiful; 
inter j.  all  right!;  etiDag  (©(^onc6 
something  fine 
bcr  ©djornftcin  (-c)  chimney 
bcr  Sdjornftcinfcgcr  (— )  chimney- 
sweep 
fc^off  pret.  of  fd^tc^cn 
bcr  Scf)of?^unb  (-c)  lap-dog 
bcr  Sdfranf  (-^c)  cupboard,  cabinet 
bcr  @d)rcrf  (-c)  fright,  terror;  also 

bcr  ®d)rcdfcn  (— ) 
bcr  Secret  (-e)  cry,  shriek 
fr^rcibcn    (fc^ricb,   gefd^rtcbcn)   tr. 

and  intr.  write 
fc^reten     (fd^ric,    gcfd^ricn)    intr. 
shriek,  shout,  call,  cry 


ba^  ©c^rctcn  crying,  calling 

fc^rcitcit  (fd^ritt,  gcfc^rittcn)  intr, 
{aux.  fcin)  walk,  stride 

fd^rtc  pret.  of  [d^rcicn 

fdjricb  pret.  of  fc^rcibcn 

fc^rubbcn  tr.  scrub 

fd)t  inter  j.  sh!  hush! 

bic  ©c^ublabc  (-n)  drawer 

bcr  (Sdful^  (-c)  shoe 

fc^ulbtg  adj.  guilty;  indebted,  ow- 
ing; Yoa^  bin  id^  fc^ulbig?  how 
much  do  I  owe? 

bic  ©d^ulc  (-n)  school 

bcr  (Sdjiilcr  (— )  pupil,  student 

bic  ®(^ultcr  (-n)  shoulder 

(5c(|u(5C  {liter,  mayor)  Schulze  [a 
family  name] 

bic  ©djiiffd  (-n)  dish,  plate 

bcr  <Srf|uftcr  (— )  shoemaker,  cob- 
bler 

bcr  ®(^u^  protection 

ft^njad)  (fd^mttd^cr,  am  fd^mad^ftcn) 
adj.  weak,  faint 

fc^rtjars  ([(^mclrscr,  am  fc^morjcftcn) 
adj.  black 

((^nja^Ctt  {or  f(^n)(ii5cn)  intr.  gossip, 
chatter 

©d^hja^fc  {liter,  gossip-ky)  [a  fam- 
ily name]  Schwatzke 

f(^n)Ctgctt  (fd^iDicQ,  Qef(^n)ic0cn,)  intr. 
be  silent,  say  nothing,  be 
stilled 

ha^  ®(^hjeitt  (-c)  pig 

fc^njcr  adj.  heavy,  hard,  difl&cult 

bic  ©e^hjcftcr  (-n)  sister 

bcr  ©c^ltJtnbcl  (— )  cheat,  swindle 

fccffig  num.  six 

fed)5i(|  num.  sixty 

ha^  ®cban'  [city  of]  Sedan 

bcr  Scbani^'tag  (-c)  Sedan-day  [in 


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commemoration  of  the  battle 

of  Sedan] 
btc  ©ccftabt  (-^c)  seaport 
fc^en  (fic^t,  \ai),  gefei^en)  tr.  and 

intr.  see,  look 
bic  ©e^cnighJiirbigfcit  (-en)  attrac- 
tion, [notable]  sight 
fcl^r  adv.  very,  much,  very  much, 

extremely 
bic  Scibc  (-n)  silk 
ha^  ©cibcnflcib  (-cr)  silk-dress 
btc  Scifc  (-n)  soap 
fcitt  (id)  bin,  bu  bift,  cr  tft,  \m  finb, 

il^r  fctb,  fie  finb;  Xoax,  gelucfen) 

intr.  {aux.  fcin)  be,  exist,  seem; 

h)ag  foil  benn  ba§  fcin?  what  on 

earth  does   that  mean?;   tocil 

©ic  c8  finb  because  it's  you 
fcin  pass.  pron.  and  adj.  his,  its 
fcit  prep,  and  conj.  since,  for 
fcitbcm'   adv.   since,   ever   since, 

since  then 
bic  ©cite  (-n)  side;  page  [of  a 

book] 
bic  Scfun'bc  (-n)  second  [of  time] 
felber  indecl.  pron.  self 
fclbft  indecl.  pron.  self;  adv.  in 

person;  even 
fclten  adj.  rare;  adv.  seldom 
bic  ©cmmel  (-n)  [bread]  roll 
fcnbctt  (fenbetc  or  fanbtc,  Qcfcnbct  or 

gefanbt)  tr.  send 
fcnfcn  tr.  lower,  cast  down 
ber  ®e)?tcm'bcr  (-[§],-)  September 
bic  ®crt)ict'tc  [fecrnj]  (-n)  napkin 
ber  ©crtJii^'  [^crtoi^]  attendance  [i.e. 

gratuity  for  servants  in  hotels] 
fe^cn  tr.  set,  seat,  put,  place;  refl. 

sit  down 
fcufscn  intr.  sigh 


fid^  rejl.  and  reciprocal  pron.  him- 
self, herself,  itself,  themselves, 
yourself,  yourselves;  each 
other,  one  another;  bci  fid^  to 
himself 

Sic  {^^xtx,  3^nen,  ®ic)  pers.  pron. 
you 

fic  (i^rcr,  i^ncn,  fie)  pers.  pron. 
they 

fic  (if)rcr,  il^r,  fic)  pers.  pron.  she 

fteben  num.  seven 

fiel^  inter j.  lo!  behold!  look  you! 

ftc^t  2>d  pers.  pres.  oj  fcl^cn 

boS  Silbcr  silver 

fitbcrn  adj.  [of]  silver 

bQ«  (SilbcrftUtf  (-c)  silver-coin 

finb  pi.  pres.  of  fcin 

fmgcn  (fang,  gcfungcn)  tr.  and  intr. 
sing 

ha^  Singen  singing,  song 

fmfcn  (fanf,  gcfunfcn)  intr.  {aux. 
fcin)  sink,  fall 

bcr  Sinn  (-c)  sense,  mind 

bcr  (Sirm?  (-c)  sirup 

bic  Sittc  (-n)  custom 

fi^cn  (fofe,  Qcfcffcn)  intr.  sit,  fit;  be 
lodged,  be 

fo  adv.  so,  as,  thus,  therefore, 
then,  now;  inter  j.  there!  in- 
deed!; fo  ctnjaS  that  sort  of 
thing;  fo  cin  such  a 

fobalb'  adv.  as  soon  as 

foba^'  conj.  so  that 

foc'ben  adv.  just  now 

bQ«  ©ofa  (-«)  sofa,  lounge 

fofort'  adv.  at  once,  on  the  spot 

fogar'  adv.  even,  actually 

foglcit!^'  adv.  immediately 

bic  ©o^Ic  (-n)  [leather]  sole 

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ba«  Sd^nc^en  (— )  little  son 
fo(an'ge  conj.  as  long  as,  while 

[the  adv.  is  written  fo  laiiQc] 
folc^  (folc^c,  foI(^c«)  adj.  such;  cin 

foI(^cr  such  a 
bcr  ©olbat'  (-€n,  -en)  soldier 
ba«  Solba'tenlcftcn  soldier-life 
foKcn  (ic^  foil,  bu  foHft,  er  foil,  h)ir 
follcn,  if)r  follt,  fie  follcn;  foEtc, 
eefollt)  mod.  aux.  shall,  must, 
ought;  be  to,  be  going  to,  be 
said  to 
bcr  Sommcr  (— )  summer 
fonbern  conj.  after  negative  but 
ber  (Sonnaftenb  (-e)  Saturday 
bie  Sonne  (-n)  sun 
ber  Sonntafl  (-e)  Sunday 
fonft  adv.  and  conj.  else,  or,  other- 
wise, than,  formerly,  usually 
foDter  conj.  as  much  as 
fohJOl^r  conj.  as  well 
ipat  adj.  late,  tardy 
(pater  adv.  later,  afterwards 
fpojie'rcn  intr.  {aux.  fein)  walk; 

fpajicrcn  gcf)cn  take  a  stroll 
ber  Spostcr'gang  H)  walk 
bie   ©pcifcfammcr    (-n)   pantry, 

larder 
fpcifcn  intr.  dine 
ber  ©petfcfoal  (fclle)  dining-hall 
ba&    Spcifcjimmer    (— )    dining- 
room 
ber    BpitQtl    (— )    looking-glass, 

mirror 
ba«  <Bpxtl  (-e)  game,  play 
fptclen  tr.  and  intr.  play 
bie  ©pielfad^e  (-n)  plaything,  toy 
fpi^  adj.  pointed,  sharp 
bcr   (Bpii^huht    (-n,   -n)    rascal, 
rogue 


bie  Bpii^e  (-n)  top,  point,  head; 
pi.  lace 

bie  Bpxa^t  (-n)  language 

iptattjloS  adj.  speechless,  silent 

jptanq  pret.  of  \ptinQttt 

fprct^cn  (fprid^t,  fprad^,  eefprod^cn) 
tr.  and  intr.  speak,  talk,  say, 
converse,  speak  with,  see 

bie  ©prcd^iil&nng  (-en)  conversa- 
tional exercise 

fprtngcn  (fprang,  QcfprunQcn)  intr. 
{aux.  fein)  leap,  jump,  spring, 
run 

bcr  Sprung  H)  leap,  jump 

bie  ©piiHjanf  (^e)  [kitchen]  sink 

ber  ©tnat  (-e«,  -en)  state 

bie  ©tabt  (-^c)  city 

ftammcin  intr.  stammer,  stutter 

ftanb  pret.  of  ftel^en 

itatb  pret.  of  fterben 

ftar!  (ftttrfer,  am  ftiirfften)  adj. 
strong,  stout,  thick 

bie  Btaiion'  [t=t8]  (-en)  station, 
stop 

itatt  prep.  w.  gen.  instead  of;  ftatt 
beffcn  instead  of  which 

fterfen  {regular  or  w.  pret.  ftaf)  tr. 
stick,  put;  rcfl.  get  into;  intr. 
stick  [fast],  be  hidden,  be;  IDO 
er  n)o{)I  nur  ftccft?  where  on 
earth  can  he  be? 

bcr  Stcgreif  obsolete  word  for  stir- 
rup; au8  bem  ©tegrcif  extem- 
pore, off-hand 

ftc^cn  (ftanb,  gcftanbcn)  intr.  stand, 
be;  ftcf)cn  bleibcn  stop,  stand 
still;  =anftc]^cn  become,  suit, 
fit;  fte{|t  3U  Ocrfaufcn  is  offered 
for  sale 

ftetgen  (ftieg,  gcfUcgcn)  intr.  {aux. 


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fcin)  climb,  ascend,  mount,  rise, 

get;  =  nieberftetQcn  get  down 
ber  ®tcin  (-c)  stone 
@tcin^rc(^er  (liler.  stone-breaker) 

Steinbrecher  [a  family  name] 
Stetnfelb  {liter,  stone-field)  Stein- 

feld  [a  family  name] 
bic  Stcttc  (-n)  place,  spot;  ouf  bcr 

(©telle  on  the  spot,  at  once 
fteOett  tr.  put,  place;  cine  %xaQt 

ftellen  ask  a  question 
fterben  (ftirbt,  ftarb,  geftorbcn)  inir. 

(aux.  fein)  die 
bcr  8  tern  (-e)  star 
ftct§  adv.  continually 
bic  Steucr  (-n)  tax 
bcr  ©ticfel  (— )  boot 
ber  @ttcfelfne(^t  (-c)  bootjack 
ber  (Sttcfcl^u^cr  (— )  bootblack 
ftieg  pret.  of  [teiQcn 
fHtt  adj.  still,  quiet,  motionless 
bic  (©ttttc  quiet,  peace,  calm 
bie  (stimmc  (-n)  voice 
ftimmen  tr.  induce,  incline 
bie  ©ttmrnung  (-en)  mood,  temper 
ftirfit  sd  pers.  pres.  of  fterben 
bie  8tirn(e)  (-en)  forehead,  brow 
ftd^nen  intr.  groan 
ftolj  adj.  proud 
ber    (Stolj   pride,    expression   of 

pride 
ftolsic'ren  intr.  (aux.  fein)  strut 
bcr  Stored  (-^e)  stork 
ftdrett  tr.  disturb 


bie  ®trafc  (-n)  punishment 

ftrafen  tr.  punish,  rebuke 

ftra^Ienb  adj.  radiant,  beaming 

ftramm  adj.  rigid,  stiff 

bie  ©trofec  (-n)  street,  road 

ftrcng(c)  adj.  strict,  severe 

ba^  <Bttofi  straw 

ber  Strom  (-^e)  stream,  current, 
river 

bie  ©tro^^c  (-n)  stanza 

ber  ©trum^f  (-^c)  stocking 

bic  ©tube  (-n)  room;  gute  ©tube 
best  room,  parlor 

ba«  ©tubenmttb(^cn  (— )  parlor- 
maid, housemaid 

bic  ©tubcntiir  (-en)  parlor-door, 
sitting-room  door 

ba^  ©tu(f  (-c)  piece,  article,  [sin- 
gle] one,  unit;  slice;  ba^  <Stucf 
apiece 

bcr  ©tubent'  (-en,  -en)  student 

ftubic'ren  tr.  study 

ba^  ©tubtum  (-«,  <Stubien)  study 

bcr  ©tuffi  (^e)  chair 

ftltmm  adj.  dumb,  mute,  silent 

bie  ©tunbc  (-n)  hour;  lesson; 
hour's  journey,  league 

ftiirsen  intr.  {aux.  fein)  plunge, 
fall,  rush,  throw 

ftit^en  tr.  support,  lean 

fud^en  tr.  seek,  search,  look  for 

bie  <Bnppt  (-n)  soup 

fitft  adj.  sweet 

©toettn  [a  family  name]  Swenn 


Z 


bit  S^ttfcl  (-n)  table,  board 
ber  Xaq  (-c)  day;  aKc  Xaqt  every 
day;  cinc«  Xa^t^  one  day,  some 


day;  ben  2^afi  a  day,  daily;  bet 
XaQt  in  the  daytime;  t)or  brei 
2^agcn  three  days  ago;  an  ben 


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XaQ  bringcn  bring  to  light,  dis- 
close 

ha^  XaQt^ixdit  daylight 

bie  ^ageSjeit  (-en)  time  of  day 

ha^  Xai  (-^cr)  vale,  valley 

ber  XaUv  (— )  dollar  [silver  coin 
worth  three  marks  or  72  cents] 

bic  Xanm  (-n)  pine-tree,  fir 

ber  ^annenbautn  (^e)  Christmas- 
tree,  fir-tree 

bte  Xante  (-n)  aunt 

ber  Xan^  (-^e)  dance 

tansen  inlr.  dance,  swirl 

bie  ^afc^e  (-n)  pocket;  =9Jeife* 
tafd^e  satchel,  valise 

bie  Xa^e  (-n)  cup 

tat  ttic^  see  h)cl) 

bie  Xat  (-en)  deed,  act,  action 

ber  ^^aufnomc  (-ng,  -n)  baptismal 
name 

taufcnb  num.  thousand 

ber  Xtt  tea 

ber  ^ccBffel  (— )  teaspoon 

ber  {also  ba^)  ^cil  (-e)  part, 
share 

bic  ^elegra'p^cnftttttgc  (-n)  tele- 
graph-pole 

bag  Xtitption'  (-e)  telephone 

ber  XtUtt  (— )  plate 

ber  J^eml^erens'ter  (— )  temper- 
ance advocate,  prohibitionist 

ber  Xcppiti)  (-e)  carpet,  rug 

tcucr  adj.  dear,  precious 

ba^  Xfita'ttt  (— )  theater 

ber  ^^eobor  prop,  name  Theodore 

tief  adj.  deep,  low,  far 

ha^  Xtit  (-e)  animal 

ba«  Xittditn  (— )  small  animal, 
little  fellow 

bic  Xittie  (-n)  ink 


ber  Xm  (-e)  table 

ber  X\id)kt  (— )  carpenter,  joiner 

bie  ^tfd^rei^e  (-n)  row  of  tables 

bie  ^of^ter  (^)  daughter 

ber  Xoh  (-e)  death 

tott  adj.  mad,  crazy 

ber  Xon  (-^c)  tone,  note,  sound, 

melody 
ber  $topf  (-^c)  pot,  jar,  crock 
bic  Xottt  (-n)  tart,  pastry 
tot  adj.  dead 
traf  pret.  of  treffcn 
tragen   (triigt,  trug,  getragcn)  tr. 

bear,  carry,  wear 
bic  2:rdnc  (-n)  tear 
tran!  pret.  of  trinfen 
trat  pret.  of  treten 
trauen  intr.  w.  dat.  trust 
ber  JEraum  (^e)  dream 
traumen    intr.    dream;    imp.  c8 

triiuntte  mir  I  dreamed 
traurtg  adj.  sad,  mournful 
treffcn  (trtfft,  traf,  getroffen)  tr.  hit, 

strike,  meet 
trd^en  (trieb,  getricbcn)  tr.  drive, 

urge 
bic    Xttppe    (-n)    staircase;    bic 

Xxeppt  l^erunter  downstairs 
trctcn   (tritt,  trat,   gctrctcn)   intr. 

(aux.  fein)  tread,  step,  walk, 

come 
treu  adj.  faithful,  true,  loyal 
trifft  sd  pers.  pres.  of  treffen 
trinfen  (tranf,  gclrunfen)  tr.  and 

intr.  drink 
ba^  ^rinfgelb  (-^r)  gratuity,  tip 
tritt  3  J  pers.  pres.  of  trctcn 
bic  trommel  (-n)  drum 
bic  Xtompe'U  (-n)  trumpet 
ber  2;riHifc«  (— )  drop 


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tro^  prep.  w.  gen.  and  dat.  in  spite 

of 
trufl  pret.  c/tragcn 
ha^  Xudi  Hr)  cloth 
bie  Itugcnb  (-en)  virtue 
inn  (tat,  gctan)  /r.  do,  make,  act, 


pretend;  tot\)  tun  hurt,  pain, 
ache,  grieve;  gut  tun  benefit 
bcr  S:unnct  (-«)  tunnel 
bo8  2^itpfcId^C«  (— )  point,  dot 
bie  Xuxie)  (-en)  door;  jur  3:ilr  ^in* 
au8  out  of  the  door 


tt 


ubtt  adv.  over,  above,  across; 
prep.  w.  dat.  and  ace.  over, 
above,  concerning,  up  to;  ilber 
ctn  ^(x\ix  over  a  year;  libera  3a^r 
a  year  hence 

ixhtxaVi'  adv.  everywhere,  on  every 
side 

ber  Hbcrgang  (^c)  change  [of 
mood] 

ubcr^au^jf-  adv.  in  general,  alto- 
gether, at  all,  anyway 

iibcrroft^t'  part.  adj.  surprised 

ubcrfct'jcn  tr.  translate 

iibrig  adj.  remaining,  rest  of,  left 
[over],  other 

bic  itbung  (-en)  exercise 

bie  Ul^r  (-en)  watch,  clock, 
o'clock,  hour;  h)ieDieI  Uf)r  \\t  e«? 
what  time  is  it? 

iibltc^  adj.  usual,  customary 

tttn  prep.  w.  ace.  and  adv.  around, 
about,  over,  for,  at;  at  an  end, 
over;  um  ju  in  order  to;  urn  f o  [w. 
comparatives]  so  much  the  more; 
um  h)iet)iel  Uf)r  at  what  time 

wnior'mcn  tr.  embrace 

umlfcr'  adv.  around,  about 

ber  Umftanb  (-^e)  circumstance 

Uttb  conj.  and 

unfern  adv.  not  far  from 


Uttgo'Hfd^  adj.  Hungarian 

ungliidfltd^  adj.  unhappy,  unfor- 
tunate 

un^cim'U(^  adj.  dismal,  uncanny 

bie  Uniform'  (-en)  uniform 

ber  Uniform'rorf  (^e)  military  coat 

bie  Uttittcrfttot'  (-en)  university 

ha^  Unred^t  wrong,  injustice;  un* 
red^t  fjoben  be  wrong 

un^  dat.  and  ace.  of  n)ir 

unfanft  adv.  roughly,  by  no  means 
gently 

unfc^ulbig  adj.  innocent 

unfer  gen.  of  rtir 

unfer  (unfere,  unfer)  poss.  pron. 
and  adj.  our,  ours 

ber  Unfinn  nonsense 

unten  adv.  down,  below,  beneath, 
downstairs,  bottom 

Utiter  prep.  w.  dat.  and  ace,  and 
adv.  under,  below,  beneath; 
among,  between,  by 

untcrbrc'e^cn  (unterbrid^t,  unter* 
bxa6),  unterbroc^cn)  tr.  interrupt 

unter^alb  prep.  w.  gen.  under,  be- 
low 

unter^arten  (unterfiait,  unterf)ielt, 
unter^Qlten)  refl.  converse 

unterirbtff^  adj.  underground, 
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bcr   Unteroffti^tcr    (-c)    corporal, 

sergeant 
bcr  Untcrfdjtcb  (-c)  difference 
bic  Untcrfu'c^unfl   (-en)   inquiry, 

examination,  investigation 


itnUieit  prep.  w.  gen.  a  short  dis- 
tance from 
bie  Urfad^e  (-n)  cause,  reason 
ufhJ.  abbrev.  of  unb  fo  tociter  and 
so  forth,  etcetera 


bcr  JBfltcr  (^)  father 
ba^  JBtttcr^auig  Hr)  paternal  roof 
ba«  JBatcrlanb  native  country 
bic  HBaterlanb^Iiebe  patriotism 
ba^  9$ei((^cn  (— )  violet 
ticrbic'tcn  (oerbot,  ocrbotcn)  Ir.  for- 
bid 
tocrbor'gctt  part.  adj.  concealed, 

hidden 
bcr  JBcrbrc'e^cr  (— )  criminal 
ticrber'bctt  (ocrbirbt,  ocrbarb,  t)cr= 
borbcn)  intr.  {aux.  fcin)  spoil, 
become  spoiled;  tr.  ruin,  de- 
stroy 
Ucrbtc'ncn  tr.  earn,  deserve 
bcr  JBcrcin'  (-c)  society,  club 
kJcrci'nigt  part.  adj.  united 
bic  fficrci'nigtcn  Btaaten  United 

States 
tjcrfal'lctt  (tocrfttltt,  dcrfici,  bcrfal= 
Icn)  intr.  {aux.  fcin)  fall  in,  re- 
vert; in  ben  altcn  gel^Icr  t)crfoI=' 
Icn  revert  to  his  former  bad 
habits 
bcrfaf'fcn    (bcrfa^tc,    Dcrfafet)    tr. 

compose,  draw  up 
bic  JBcrfaf  fung  (-en)  constitution 
tJCrforgcn  tr.  pursue,  persecute 
t^ergeffctt  (ocrgifet,  Dcrgofe,  DcrQc[= 

fen)  tr.  and  intr.  forget 
bog  SBerflnii'gcn  pleasure 
tergorbet  adj.  gilt,  gilded 


toer^al'len  intr.  (aux.  fein)  die 
away 

Ucrfau'fen  tr.  sell 

bcr  JBcrfttu'fcr  (— )  salesman 

Jjcrlatt'gcn  tr.  demand 

tjcrlaf'fctt  (dcrlttfet,  tjcrlicfe,  Dcrlaf* 
fen)  tr.  abandon,  desert,  leave 

toerle'gen  adj.  embarrassed 

tocrlic'rcn  (derlor,  Derlorcn)  tr.  lose; 
ticrlorcn  Qcl^en  be  lost,  get  lost 

ijcrmd'gcn  (ic^  tttxmaQ,  bu  bermagft, 
er  \)txmaQ,  toir  bcrmoQcn,  tl^r  Dcr* 
mogt,  fie  Dermogen;  bermod^tc, 
bermod^t)  intr.  be  able,  can 

tjerra'ten  (Derriit,  berrict,  berratcn) 
tr.  betray 

Uerrtt^'ten  tr.  perform,  do 

bcrfd^tc'bcn  adj.  various,  different 

k>crf(^(tc'ften  (bcrfc^Iofe,  berfc^Ioffcn) 
tr.  lock;  einc  XiXx  jum  55crfd^Itc* 
feen  a  door  to  lock  it  up 

berfc^Iu'rfcn  tr.  swallow,  gulp 
down 

t>crf(^rct'bcn  (bcrfc^rieb,  tjcrfd^ric* 
ben)  tr.  prescribe 

bcrfr^min'bcn  (t)crf(^n)anb,  bcr* 
fc^munben)  intr.  (aux.  fcin). dis- 
appear, vanish 

bcrf^rc't^en  (berfprtc^t,  berfpra^ 
bcrfprod^cn)  tr.  promise 

bcr  JBcrftanb'  mind,  understand- 
ing, sense 


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tjerftc'^cti  (ocrftonb,  tjcrftanbcn)  tr. 
and  intr.  understand,  know  how; 
rejl.  w.  Quf  be  a  good  hand  at 
ber  JBcrfut^'  (-c)  attempt,  trial 
tocrfu't^cn  tr.  attempt,  try;  tempt 
tocrtci'Ictt  tr.  divide,  distribute 
tocrhJun'bcrt  adv.  in  amazement 
tierjau'ticrt  part.  adj.  enchanted 
Uctjci'^cn    (tocr^icf),    bcr^tcEien)    tr. 

pardon,  forgive 
ber  ^Better  (-g,  -n)  cousin 
bid    (tnct)r,    mcift)    adj.    much, 
many;  nod^  t)iclc«  mct)r  a  lot  of 
other  things 
btcttctcfit'  adv.  perhaps,  maybe 
totcr  num.  four 
btermal  adv.  four  times 
bog  J8tcrtcl  (— )  quarter,  fourth 
[part];   cin   53iertcl  ouf  ein«   a 
quarter  past  twelve 
\>it  ©icrtclftunbc  (-n)  quarter  of 

an  hour 
tiiersig  num.  forty 
ber  JBogcI(-^)  bird;  creature,  fellow 
\i(x^  SoH  Hr)  people,  folk 
tooH  a</;.  full 

tjodftdnbig  adj.  complete 
tJom  cow/r.  of  bon  bcm 
tJon  />fe/>.  w.  dat.  of,  from,  by 
bor  />re^.  w;.  ^fa/.  a«<f  ace,  and 
adv.   before,  in  front  of,  for- 
ward,  ago;   Dor  bielen  3a^rcn 
many  years  ago;  t)or  mic^  I)in 


to  myself;  Dor  ^xtu'tit  iDcincn 

weep  for  joy 
toorcitt'  adv.  at  the  head,  in  front; 

inter j.  on!  onwards! 
MothtV  adv.  past;  an  tnir  borbei 

past  me 
tior'-beretten  tr.  prepare 
ber  S^orgefe^te  {decl.  as  adj.)  su- 
perior, overseer 
toorl^Ct'  adv.   previously,  sooner, 

before 
toorl^tn'  adv.  before;  a  little  while 

ago 
Uotig  adj.  former,  preceding,  last 
tior'=fommen  (tarn  t)or,  t)orgcfoTn= 

men)   intr.    (aux.   fein)   occur, 

happen;  seem 
bie  JBorlefung  (-en)  lecture 
ber  SSormittag  (-e)  forenoon;  neun 

UF)r  DormittaQg  nine  o'clock  in 

the  morning 
k)orn(e)  adv.  in  front 
boriS  contr.  of  toor  baS 
bor'^flflcn  tr.  recite 
ber  S^orf  (^ctn  appearance ;  jum  S3or= 

[(^ein  fommcn  turn  up,  crop  out 
bie  SSorftcttung  (-en)  idea,  notion 
ber  S^ortctl  (-e)  advantage,  privi- 
lege 
toorii'bcr    adv.    past,    over,    by, 

along;  an  .  .  .  bortiber  past 
bortudrtS  adv.  forward,  onwards, 

in  advance,  on 


m 


tttadl  adj.  awake 
toattltn  intr.  be  awake,  wake 
hjadjfen  (hJftc^ft,  h)ud^«,  gchiad^fen) 
intr.  {aux.  fein)  grow 


bie  993ttcfjt  watch,  guard 
ber  933agen  (— )  wagon,  carriage 
toaf^t  adj.  true;  nid^t  toa\)X?  is  he 
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not?  will  you  not?   wouldn't 

you?  etc. 
toal^renb  prep.  w.  gen.  and  conj. 

during;  while 
ber  SBalb  (-^cr)  forest,  woods 
bic  SBanb  (^e)  wall,  partition 
toanbcrn  intr.  (aux.  fcin)  wander, 

walk,  ramble,  travel,  march, 

roam 
bag  SSanbern  tramping 
bic  933anbtafc(  (-n)  blackboard 
hjanbtc  pret.  of  mcnbcn 
bic  SBange  (-n)  cheek 
ttiann  interr.  adv.  when 
toar  pret.  of  fcin 
marb  pret.  of  tocrben 
hiarf  pret.  of  hjcrfcn 
tDorm  (tt)(irmcr,  am  toftrntften)  adj, 

warm 
hjartcn  intr.  wait;  toartc  nur!  you 

just  wait! 
hjorum'  adv.  why,  wherefore 
toaiS  short  form  of  indef.  pron.  tU 

toa^;  some,  something,  little 
toa^  interr.  and  rel.  pron.  what, 

that,    which,   a   thing   which, 

that  which;  =h)arum  why;  tt)a« 

nur    whatever;    toa^    au6)    no 

matter  what 
Jtiaft^cn  (n)ftf(^t,  mufd^,  fictBafd^cn) 

tr.  wash 
ber  aSafc^tift^  (-c)  wash-stand 
toa^  fiir  (cin)  adv.  what  sort  of, 

what 
bo«  aSaffcr  (— )  water 
merfen  tr.  wake 
njcber  conj.  neither 
toCfl  adv.  away 
ber  UBcg  (-e)  way,  path,  journey; 

\xd)  auf  ben  SBeg  madden  set  out. 


start;  liber  htn  SBeg  across  his 
path 

toeg'^bletbett  (blieb  tntQ,  toeggeblie* 
ben)  intr.  {aux.  [cin)  stay  away 

toegen  prep.  w.  gen.  on  account 
of,  because  of 

toc^  adj.  sore,  aching;  h)el^  tun 
hurt,  pain,  ache,  grieve 

^a^  SBeib  (-er)  woman 

tocic^  adj.  soft,  tender 

bic  SBei^nac^ten  pi.  Christmas 

ber  S93ei^na(^ti$baum  (^c)  Christ- 
mas-tree 

ha^  SSei^ttttc^t^feft  (-c)  Christ- 
mastide 

ber  SBei^nad^ti^mann  Santa  Claus 

ber  9Sei^na(^t^marft  (^e)  Christ- 
mas-fair 

ber  Sei^nac^tStraum  (^e)  Christ- 
mas-dream 

ba«  SSSei^nad^tSmetter  Christmas- 
weather 

bteSBei^nad^ti^Seit  Christmas-time 

tocil  conj.  because,  since,  as 

ber  993cin  (-c)  wine;  vine 

iDetnen  intr.  cry,  weep 

hieifc  adj.  wise,  prudent 

bic  SBcife  (-n)  way,  manner;  tune, 
melody 

ttieifen  (h)ic«,  getriefcn)  tr.  show, 
indicate 

bie  SBei^l^ett  wisdom 

ttieife  adj.  white 

tocifi  pres.  of  miffen 

tocit  adj.  wide,  far,  far  oflF,  dis- 
tant, long;  tBcit  unb  brett  far 
and  wide 

toeiter  adv.  further,  farther,  on, 
forth;  inter j.  go  on!  proceed!; 
unb  fo  toeiter  and  so  forth;  obne 


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SScitcrcS  without  more  ado, 
without  ceremony 

tocitl^in'  adv.  far  into  the  distance 

toeld^cr  (n)el(^c,  hjcld^c^)  interr.  and 
rel.  pron.  which,  what,  who, 
that  which;  some 

btc  SBcIt  (-en)  world 

tocm  dat.  of  Xotx 

hJCtt  ace.  of  XQtx 

toenben  (manbtc,  gctDanbt  or  n)cns 
bete,  0Ch)enbct)  /r.,  intr.,  and  reft. 
turn 

tuentg  adj.  little;  few;  adv.  a  little; 
h)cmQcr  less,  minus 

hJcnigftcriiS  adv.  at  least 

hJcnn  adv.  and  conj.  if,  when, 
whenever 

JtJcr  interr.  and  rel.  pron.  who,  the 
one  who,  he  who,  somebody; 
n)cr  aud^  whoever;  njcr  bort? 
who  is  speaking  [at  the  tele- 
phone]? 

merben  (id^  h)erbc,  bu  mirft,  cr  h3trb, 
toxx  merben,  i\)x  hjcrbct,  fie  merben; 
marb  or  murbe,  eemorben)  intr. 
(aux.  fcin)  become,  grow,  get; 
pass.  aux.  be;  Jut.  aux.  shall, 
will,  be  going  to;  h)a«  fann  au« 
bir  nod^  merben?  what  on  earth 
will  become  of  you? 

njcrfen  (mirft,  marf,  gemorfen)  tr. 
throw,  cast 

ha^  SBerf  (-e)  work,  achieve- 
ment 

bie  933crfftatt  workshop 

SBernifc  [a  family  name]  Wernike 

mcrt  adj.  worth (y),  precious 

tOC^i)aiW  adv.  why,  for  what  rea- 
son, on  account  of  which 

taieffen  gen.  of  mer 


bie  SSctte  (-n)  bet,  wager 

metten  intr.  bet,  wager 

ba^  SBetter  weather 

miber  prep.  w.  ace.  contrary  to, 

against 
tnie  adv.  and  conj.  how,  in  what 

way;  as,  as  if,  like,  such  as; 

when,     while,     than;     inter j. 

what! 
iDteber  adv.  back,  again,  anew 
miebcr^o'len  tr.  repeat 
mielan'ge  {or  mie  langc)  adv.  how 

long 
ha^   aSiei^boben    [city   of]    Wies- 
baden 
mictJter  adv.  how  much,  what; 

mietoiel  Uf)r  ift  e«?  what  time  is 

it?;  ber  miebielte  ift  f)cute?  what 

day  of  the  month  is  it? 
mitt  pres.  of  moHen  will,  wants  to, 

claims  to,  is  about  to;  er  mill 

eben  Qcf)en  he  is  just  starting 
ber  aSitte  (-n«,  -n)  will,  wish 
bcr  SSlnb  (-e)  wind 
bie  aSinbmiJ^le  (-n)  windmill 
ber  SStnfel  (— )  corner,  angle 
minfcn  intr.  wink,  nod,  beckon 
ber  aiBtntcr  (— )  winter 
ton  (unfcr,  un«,  un«)  pers.  pron. 

we 
mtrb  zd  pers.  pres.  of  merben  will, 

will  be,  will  get,  will  grow 
mirft  2,d  pers.  pres.  of  merfcn 
mirfltt^  adv.  really,  actually 
bcr  9Birt  (-c)  landlord,  host 
ha^  933irt^()OUi^  (-^er)  tavern,  inn, 

hotel 
miffctt  (ic^  meife,  bu  mcifet,  er  mcife, 

mir  miffen,  if)r  mi&t,  fie  miffeii; 

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know;  h)ei^  bu  h)a«?  let  me  tell 
you  something;  I  tell  you  what 
we'll  do 

btc  SBlffcnfc^aft  (-en)  science 

too  adv.  and  conj.  where,  wher- 
ever, when;  since 

toobet'  adv.  in  which,  in  connec- 
tion with  which 

btc  9Bo(^c  (-n)  week 

bcr  SBo(^entag  (-c)  week-day 

tooburd^'  adv.  by  what  means,  by 
means  of  which,  in  what  way, 
how 

toofitr'  adv.  wherefor,  for  what, 
what  for 

toolset'  adv.  where,  whence,  from 
what  direction 

tool^tn'  adv.  where,  whither,  in 
what  direction 

tool^I  adv.  well,  indeed,  perhaps, 
probably,  evidently;  do  you 
suppose,  I  dare  say,  I  presume, 
I  wonder;  n)of)I  gor  I  suppose; 
laffcn  ftd^'6  h)ot)l  fein  take  their 
ease 

tool^l^abcnb  adj.  well-to-do 

too^nen  intr.  dwell,  live,  reside 

bic  SSo^nftubc  (-n)  living-room, 
sitting-room 

btc  aSo^nung  (-en)  dwelling 

ha^  SBu()n5immcr  (— )  parlor,  sit- 
ting-room 

btc  aSoIfc  (-n)  cloud 

tooQen  (id)  toill,  bu  njittft,  cr  mitt, 
h)ir  njoHcn,  if)r  motlt,  fie  h)otten; 
n}otttc,  gemottt)  mod.  aux.  will, 
be  willing,  desire,  want,  wish, 
pretend,  intend,  claim;  be  on 
the  point  of;  id^  iDoIItc  [agcn  I 
meant  to  say;  bu  n)ittft  n3ot)I 


fagcn  you  mean  to  say,  I  sup- 
pose 

tooKtc  pret.  of  Gotten  wanted  to, 
was  going  to,  meant  to,  in- 
tended to,  claimed  to,  was  on 
the  point  of 

toomit'  adv.  with  what,  with 
which,  wherewith 

tootan'  adv.  whereon,  whereat,  on 
which,  at  which,  with  which, 
of  what,  of  which,  by  what 

toorauf  adv.  whereon,  on  which, 
of  what,  on  what,  to  what 

tootaui^'  adv.  from  what,  from 
which,  whence,  out  of  which,* 
by  what,  in  what,  of  what 

toorbctt  short  form  of  getoorbcn 

toorin'  adv.  in  which,  of  what 

ba6  SBort  word;  pi.  3Bortc  [con- 
nected or  coherent  words]; 
SSdrter  [disconnected  or  de- 
tached words];  ju  SBort  fommcn 
put  in  a  word 

toorii'ticr  adv.  about  what,  con- 
cerning which,  whereupon 

tootion'  adv.  of  which,  of  what, 
about  which,  about  what 

tooju'  adv.  wherefore,  why,  for 
what  purpose 

ber  aSunbarst  (^c)  surgeon 

tounberlid^  adj.  curious,  strange, 
odd,  queer 

tounbern  refl.  wonder,  be  aston- 
ished 

bcr  SBunft^  (-^c)  wish,  desire 

toiinfc^cn  tr.  wish,  desire 

tourbc  pret.  of  tuerbcn 

bic  SQurft  (^e)  sausage 

toufetc  pret.  of  tBiffcn 

bic  aSut  rage,  fury 


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Sal^  adj.  tough 

bic  3tti^I  (-en)  number 

bcr  Sfl^tttttst  (-^e)  dentist 

sort  adj.  tender,  soft,  weak 

5C^n  num.  ten 

SC^nmal  atfz;.  ten  times 

bag  S^if^cn  (— )  sign,  signal 

ha^  Scif^ncn  drawing 

§etgen  ir.   show,   point   out   to, 

point 
bic  3^Jc  (-n)  line,  verse 
bic  3cit  (-en)  time,  period;  auf 
*    hirjc  3cit  for  a  short  while;  fcit 

bcr  3cit  from  that  time  on;  bic 

3cit  bietcn  bid  good  day  to;  mit 

bcr  3eit  as  time  goes  on;  Dor 

alien  ^citcn  years  and  years  ago; 

langc  3eit  for  a  long  time;  gu 

fcincr  3eit  in  due  time;  a6)  bu 

licbc  3cit'  sakes  alive!  well  I 

never! 
Scrfire'c^cn  (jcrbrid^t,  gcrbrad^,  jer* 

brod^cn)  tr.  and  intr.  break  in 

pieces,  shatter 
Scrrci'fecn    (gcrrife,  gcrriffcn)    intr. 

(aux.  fcin)  break,  snap,  wear 

out 
sicken  (gOQ,  QCjoflcn)  tr.  draw,  drag, 

raise,  take  off,  lift,  pull;  intr. 

{aux.  fcin)  wander,  roam,  pass, 

go,  march 
3tem(td)  adv.  rather,  pretty 
bic  Stflor'rc  (-n)  cigar 
bcr  Siflflr'rcnlobcn  (^)  cigar-store 
ha^  S'lmmct  (— )  room 
509  pret.  of  gicl^cn 
bcr  3ott  (— )  inch 
SU  prep.  w.  dat.  to,  unto,  by,  at, 


for;  adv.  too,  to,  closed,  up, 
shut 

bcr  3Mrf<^r  sugar 

bic  3«rfcrfa(^c  (-n)  sweetmeat 

gucrft'  a<fv.  first,  at  first 

Sufrie'bcn  adj.  contented,  satis- 
fied 

bcr  3m9  (-^e)  pull,  move,  gasp, 
draft;  trait,  feature;  [railway] 
train 

^^^  3«9f«^rcr  (— )  conductor 

bic  3M^unft  future 

julc^t'  adv.  at  last,  last 

sum  contr.  of  gu  bcm 

Su'^mae^en  tr.  shut,  close 

5unad)ft'  aJp.  first  of  all,  to  begin 
with 

5ur  contr.  of  ju  bcr 

Suriid'  adv.  back,  behind 

Suriirf'^gcbcn  (gibt  juriicf,  Qah  gu* 
riicf,  3urU(f0C0cbcn)  tr.  return,  re- 
tort 

Sufam'mcn  adv.  together 

ba^  3uff^«cibcn  cutting-out 

SUtJict'  adv.  too  much 

Stoonsigid^rig  adj.  twenty-year- 
old 

StOttr  adv.  indeed,  certainly,  it  is 
true,  to  be  sure 

SUJCt  num.  two 

ghjcit  num.  second;  trie  c8  fcincn 
jftjcitcn  flibt  without  a  rival 

Stotnfcrn  itttr.  blink;  fcin  Singe 
gnjtnft  his  eyelids  quiver 

Stoinft  unusual  for  ^Winttxt 

Stoifd^en  prep.  w.  dat.  and  ace.  be- 
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a,  an  ctn,  emc,  cm 

ability  bic  f^cifiigfcit  (-en) 

able  ftt^iQ;  be  able  fonnen  see  can 

about  prep,  um,  iibcr   ace,  t)on 

dat.;  what  is  this  about  your 

father?  h)a«  ift  benn  ntit  bcm 

SBatcr? 
about  aJz;.  Fierum',  uml^cr';  =  nearly 

eth)Q,  unt,  on,  ungcfa^r;  be  about 

to  hjollen,  im  33eQriff'  fein  ju;  he 

tells  something  about  school 

cr  crattl^It'  ethjaa  bon  bcr  ©d^ule 
above  prep.  w.  dat.  and  ace.  iiber 
absentminded  gerftreut',  gciftc^ab* 

mcfcnb 
accept  an'=nel)nTcn  (nintmt,  nal^m, 

eenommcn)  tr. 
accident  bcr  Unfatl  (-^c) 
account  for  crftci'rcn  tr. 
across  prep.  w.  ace.  ilbcr;  adv.  ]^cr= 

ii'bcr,  l^inii'bcr 
act  bflttbcln  intr.,  ftd^  bcncl^'mcn 

(bcnimmt,  bcnal^nt,  benommcn) 
address  ric^ten  tr. 
adieu!  abicu  [abp']! 
ado  bcr  ?arm 
advantage  bcr  5?ortctI  (-c) 
aflarm  beF)aup'tcn  intr. 
afraid  bangc,  ttngftltc^;  be  afraid 

of  him  i^n  fiirc^tcn,  fid^  bor  tf)m 

fUrd^tcn 


after  conj.  nad^bcm' 

after  adv.  barauf ,  fpcitcr,  nad^l^cr' 

after  prep.  w.  dat.  nad^;  after  all 
boc^;  call  after  one  cincm  nad)'= 
rufen  (ic,  u);  after  that  banac^' 

afternoon  bcr  S^ad^mittog  (-c); 
afternoons  am  9lQd^mittagc  or 
nac^mittag^;  this  afternoon  l^cutc 
S^ad^mittag 

again  njtcber,  nod^mal  colloq.,  nod^ 
cinmal 

against  gcgcn,  toxhtx  ace. 

age  ha^  5lltcr 

aged  aft,  bcial^rt' 

ago  t)or,  borbci',  Dorl^cr';  two  days 
ago  t)or  jmci  ^tagcn;  long  ago 
langc  f)cr,  bor  langcm,  t)or  longer 
3cit;  some  time  ago  dor  cinigcr 
3cit;  a  while  ago  bor  furjem, 
fUrsIidf) 

ahlofio'Iof)! 

aid  l^clfcn  see  help 

ail  fc^Icn  intr.  w.  dat. 

alas!  oc^!  Icibcr! 

all  prep,  and  adj.  oH;  =  whole, 
entire  ganj;  not  at  all  gar  nic^t; 
all  the  people,  everybody  oltc; 
all  sorts  of  ottcrlci  indecl. 
adj.]  all  sorts  of  good  things 
otlcrlct  <©d^(Jnc«;  after  all  boc^; 
all  of  six  years  old  fcc^g  gonjc 


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^ai)Xt  alt;  all  day  ben  sangcn 

ZaQ;  all  his  life  fetn  ?cben  lang 
allow  criouben  tr.;  be  allowed  to 

biirfcn  {id)  barf,  bu  barfft,  er  barf, 

n)ir  biirfcn,  ii)v  btirft,  fie  biirfen; 

burfte,  geburft)  mod.  aux. 
all  right  fc^on  gut;  it  was  all  right 

e«  ging  fd^on  gut 
allusion  bie  Slnbeutung  (-en) 
almost  fa  ft,  beinalje 
alone  atletn' 
along  mit;  borbei',  borii'bcr,  ba^er'; 

how  does  he  get  along?  n)ie  0et)t 

c8  if)m?;  come  along  mit'-fom^ 

men    intr.    {aux.    fein);    bring 

along  mit'bringcn  tr. 
aloud  laut 

Aloysius  prop,  name  ber  SlloljftuS 
already  fd^on 
also  aud^ 

although  obglcid^' 
altogether  llberf)aupt' 
Altroda  "tia^  Slltroba  [name  of  a 

town] 
always  imnter 
am  bin  see  be 
amazement  \i(x^  @rftau'ncn;  listen 

with  amazement  crftaunt'  gu'= 

l)oren 
America  ba«  2lme'ri!a 
American  amcrifa'nifd^ 
American  ber  3lmcrifa'ncr  (— ) 
among  unter  dat.  and  ace. 
ancient  aft,  uraft  see  old 
and  unb 
anger  argcm  tr. 
angry  berbrtcfe'Iid^,  argerlicf),  bofe, 

w.  auf;  be  angry  at  argcrn  fic^  an 
animal  baS  ^^icr  (-e) 
pother  [different  one]  ein  anber; 


[one  more]  nod^  ein;  one  an- 
other einan'ber;  each  other  fid^; 
one  thing  and  another  btefeg 
unb  ienc« 

answer  bie  Hnttoort  (-en);  an  an- 
swer is  requested  um  5lnth)ort 
n)irb  Qcbeten 

answer  antmorten  intr.  w.  dat. 

Antoinette  prop,  name  bie  ?lntoi« 
nette  [tnjancf] 

anxiety  bie  Slngft  (-^e). 

any  ein,  irgenb  ein;  not  any  fein; 
any  more  nod^  etn)ag;  not  any 
more  nid^tS  mef)r;  anyone  irgenb 
einer,  irgenb  iemanb;  not  any 
better  gar  ni(f)t  beffer 

anything  etn)a«,  irgenb  etfttaS;  not 
anything  nic^t^ 

anyway  auc^,  cigentlid^,  ilberl^aupt' 

apiece  bie  "i^erfon',  hai  ®tadf 

apothecary-shop  bie  5lpott)e'fe  (-n) 

apple  ber  5lpfel  (^) 

apple-sauce  baS  2(pfelmu6 

apple-tree  ber  5Ipfelbaum  (^c) 

are  feib,  ftnb  see  be;  there  are  tS> 
gtbt  w.  ace.  eS  finb  w.  notn.;  are 
you  not?  ntd^t  n)a{)r? 

arise  auf'^te^en  (ftanb  auf,  aufge* 
ftanben)  intr.  {aux.  fein) 

arithmetic  bie  Slritl^me'tif,  baS 
9Jed^nen 

arm  ber  5Irm  (-e) 

aroimd  adv.  berum',  umF)er';  look 
around  for  something  fid^  nad^ 
ctmaS  um'^el^en 

around  prep.  w.  act.  um 

arrive  an'=fommen  (fam  an,  ange* 
fommcn)  intr.  {aux.  fein) 

as  [time]  al6,  tuie,  ba;  [cause]  ha; 
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alfo,  h)ic  folgt;  as  if  in  a  dream 
aU  n)ic  im  2;raum;  as  faithful 
as  a  dog  fo  treu  tok  cin  ^unb 

ask  fragen,  forbern  [demand],  bit= 
ten  (bat,  gebetcn)  [beg]  tr.;  ask 
for  bitten  um  ace. 

asleep  int  (©(^lafc;  be  asleep  fd^Ia= 
fen;  fall  asleep  cin'fd^Iafcn  intr. 
{aux.  fcin) 

at  auf,  an  dat.  and  ace,  bci,  ^u  dat., 
unt  ace.)  at  home  ju  §aufc;  at 
first  suerft',  anfangS;  at  last  am 
©nbc,  enblic^;  at  an  end  ^u  @nbe; 
at  ten  o'clock  um  gel^n  Ubr;  at 
the  house  of  bci;  at  the  same 
moment  im  felben  Slugcnblid ;  at 
once  fofort',  fogleid^';  not  at  all 
gar  nid)t,  ilberliaupt'  nid^t;  noth- 
ing at  all  gar  nid^t«;  point  at 
something  auf  cttoag  geigen 


ate  a^  see  eat 

attention  bic  Slufmcrffamfctt  (-tn); 

pay  attention  auf'=merfen,  auf'» 

paffen  {^a^iXt,  gepafet),  ad)t'=gebcn 

(t,  a,  e)  intr. 
attraction    bic     ®cf)en8h)ilrbig!eit 

(-en),  bic  ^rttraftion'  [t=t«]  (-en) 
August  [month  of]  bcr  Sluguft  (-c) 
Augusta  prop,  name  bic  Slugu'ftc 
Augustus  prop,  name  ber  Sluguft 
aunt  bic  2:antc  (-n) 
automobile  ha^  STutomobil'  (-e) 
awake   Xoq.6:}\   be  awake  hjad^cn; 

=  cease  to  sleep  au['sh)ad^cn  intr. 

(aux.  fcin) 
away  h)eg,  fort;  =  distant  cntfemt'; 

away  up  in  front  ganj  Dome; 

right    away    fofort',    foglctd^'; 

while  still  far  away  fd^on  Don 

feme;  go  away  fort'^ge^cn  see  go 


B 


bachelor  ber  3unggefctt(e)  (-n,  -n) 
back  jurtlcf ';  go  back  to  his  old 

ways  in  ben  altcn  ^el^Ier  berfarien 
back  door  bic  §intcrtur(e)  (-n) 
bad  fd^Ied^t,  fc^limm;  I  feel  badly 

c«  ift  mir  fc^Ic(^t  ju  9}?utc 
bake  bacfen  (bacft  or  hadt,  hut  or 

bacftc,  gebacfcn)  tr. 
baker  bcr  ^ftdcr  (— ) 
ball  ber  53a«  (-e) 
bank  bie  Sanf  (^e) 
barker  ber  HuSrufer  (— ) 
barracks  bie  ^ofcr'nc  (-n) 
bathe  baben  tr. 
battalion  ha^  ^ataitton'   [taljon] 

(-e) 
bawl  brUHcn  intr. 


be  fein  (id§  bin,  bu  bift,  cr  ift,  toir 
ftnb,  i\)X  feib,  fie  finb;  hjar,  gett)c* 
fen);  [become]  h)erbcn  (i,  a,  o) 
intr.  (aux.  fcin);  be  to,  be  going 
to  foEcn;  there  is,  there  are 
[ifidef.]  c§  gibt  ace;  that  is  [to 
say]  ha^  l)ci^;  what  is  the  Ger- 
man for  that?  h)tc  I)ct^  bQ«  auf 
beutfd^?;  how  are  you?  h)ic  be* 
fin'ben  ©ie  fic^?  h)ic  gc()t  c« 
Sfl^nen?;  standard  German  has 
no  equivalent  for  the  English 
progressive  form:  to  be  writing 
f d^rciben,  I  am  writing  id^  fd^reibc, 
I  was  writing  id^  fd^rieb;  believe 
something  to  be  true  ttma^  fllr 
h)af)r  flatten;  be  able  fonncn;  to 


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be  sure  [however]  ^tvax;  to  be 

sure  [certainly]  QCh)ife;  proud  of 

being   Germans    ftolj,  3)cut[d^c 

p  [etn 
beads  [of  perspiration]  b'le  2(n0ft= 

tropfcn  pi. 
beaming  [tra{)Icnb 
beautiful  fc^on,  munbcrfd^dn 
because  h)eit 
become  merbcn  (id)  iDerbe,  bu  mirft, 

er  mirb,  h)tr  n)crbcTi,  ii)x  n)crbet, 

[ic  toerben;  tDarb  or  murbc,  gclDor* 

ben)  intr.  (aux.  fctn);  what  will 

become  of  him?  h)Q8  n)irb  au8 

il^m  iDcrbcn? 
bed  ha^  53ett  (-c«,  -en);  to  bed  ^u 

S8ctt  or  in«  33ctt;  out  of  bed  qu« 

bcm  33ett(e) 
bedroom  bie  (Sc^Iofftubc  (-n),  bo^ 

©d^Iafjimmer  (— ) 
before  conj.  ti)t,  bcbor' 
before  prep.  w.  dat.  and  ace.  Dor; 

before  it  bador' 
before  adv.  Dortier',  bi«f)er',  ^ubor' 
beg  bitten  sec  ask 
began  bcgann',  fing  an  see  begin 
beggar  ber  53ettler  (— ) 
begin  begin 'nen  (a,  o),  an'^fangcn 

(d,  t,  a)  tr.,  an'sflefien  intr.  {aux. 

fcin)  see  go 
beginning  ber  Slnfang  (-^c) 
behind  adv.  bintcn 
behind  prep.  w.  dat.  and  ace.  f)in=» 

ter;  behind  it  baf)in'ter 
beUeve  glouben  intr.\  believe  a 

thing  to  be  true  cth)a«  flir  toabr 

^olten  (ft,  ic,  a) 
bell    bie   ®Iocfc    (-n);    door-bell, 

table-bell  bie  <Sd)er(c  (-n),  bie 

^lingcl    (-n);    the   church-bell 


[school-bell]  rings  e6  Iciutet;  the 

door-bell   [table-bell]   rings  c§ 

[(^ellt  or  e«  flingelt 
belong  gebo'ren  intr.  w.  dat. 
below  prep.  w.  dat.  and  ace.  unter 
below  adv.  unten 
bench  bie  33Qnf  (^e) 
Berlin  bo^  53erHn'  . 
beside  nebcn  dat.  and  ace,  beside 

it  bonc'ben 
besides  oud),  baju' 
best  beft,  am  beften;  do  one's  best 

fetn  mdglid^fte^  tun;  like  best  am 

liebften  baben 
bet  mettcn  tr.  and  intr. 
betray  bctril'gen  (o,  o)  tr. 
better  beffcr;  he  was  no  better  off 

e3  ging  ibm  md)t  beffcr 
between  dat.  and  ace.  iYo\\6)tn 
big  grofj  see  great;  big  tears  bide 

Xrcinen 
bill  bie  Sfed^nung  (-en) 
birch-tree  bie  ^irfe  (-n) 
bird  ber  S3ogel  (^) 
birthday  ber  ®eburt8'tag  (-e);  for 

his  birthday  jum  ©eburtStag 
black  fd)n)ar^  (a) 
blackboard    bie   SBanbtafel    (-n), 

bie  (Bd^ultafel  (-n) 
blame  ber  2!abel;  not  be  to  blame 

for  nicbtS  bafiir  fbnnen 
blessed  gefeg'net 
blind  blinb  tr.  and  intr. 
blow  blafcn  ijX,  ic,  a) 
blue  blau 

book  bag  ^ud^  (^cr) 
bootblack  ber  ©ticfclpuijcr  (— ) 
booth  bie  53ubc  (-n);  one  booth 

after  another  53ube  an  Subc 
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bom  flcbo'rcn 

bottle  bic  ?5lQ[rf)c  (-n) 

bouquet  ba3  ^ufctt'  (-c) 

bow  fid)  tjcrbeu'gen 

bow  bic  SBcrbcu'Qung  (-en) 

bowl  bic  ©rf)ilf[cl  (-n);  bowlful  bie 

(£cl)ii[[cl  Doll  w.  gen. 
boy  bcr  jtnabc  (-n,  -n);  [lad]  bcr 

3unQC   (-n,  -n);  boys  will  be 

boys  3uQenb  bat  feine  utuQcnb 
bread  \ia^  ^rot  (-e) 
break  brccbcn  (i,  a,  o)  tr.  and  intr.; 

[day]  an''bxcd)mintr.  {aiix.\i'm); 

break   to  pieces  3crbrc'd)en  ir. 
breakfast  boS  (^rubftucf   (-c);  at 

breakfast    bcini    griibftiicf;    for 

breakfast  juni  griibftiid 
breakfast  frilbftiicfcn  intr. 
breakfast    table    bcr    griibftiicfg= 

tifcf)  (-C) 
brewer  bcr  33raucr  (— );  at  the 

brewer's  betm  Sraucr 
bridal  wreath  bcr  ^oc^jeit^franj 

(-C) 
bright  bcH;  [smart]  Qcfc^cit 
brilliant  glansenb,  briltant  [iant'j 
brim  bcr  dtanh  (^cr) 


bring  bringen  (brad^tc,  gcbrad^t)  tr.; 

bring  to  an  end  ju  (5nbc  fUbrcn; 

bring  along  mit'^brinQcn 
brother  ber  33rubcr  (■^) 
brought  sec  bring 
Brown  bcr  ^raun  [a  family  name] 
brush  biirftcn  tr. 
bugle  bic  ^rompc'tc  (-n) 
build  baucn  tr. 
bundle  bQ§  33iinbcl  (— ) 
burn  brenncn  (bronntc,  gcbrannt) 

intr.]  burn  up  bcrbrcti'ncn  tr. 
business  baS  ®efd)aft'  (-c) 
but  adv.  [only]  nur 
but  conj.  abcr,  allcin',  icboc^';  after 

a   negative   fonbcm;    my,    but 

aren't  you  a  goose!  bift  bu  ttbcr 

cin  ©tinSd^cn! 
butcher  bcr  3)?ei5gcr  (— ) 
butter  bic  53uttcr 
butter-cake  bcr  33uttcrfud^cn  (— ) 
button  bcr  ^nopf  (^c) 
buy  faufcn  tr. 
by  Don,  bet,  mit  (dat.),  an,  ncben 

(dat.   and   ace),   burd^    (ace); 

what  do  you  mean  by  that? 

toaS  mcinft  bu  bamit? 


cake  ber  ^ud^cn  (— ) 

calf  bn(5  Stall)  (-cr) 

call  rufcn  (ic,  u)  tr. ;  [name]  nennen 
(nanntc,  gcnannt)  tr.\  call  after 
one  cincm  nad^'rufcn;  what  is  he 
called?  njtc  f)d^  cr?;  call  on 
[visit]  bcMcn  tr. 

can  fonncn  (id^  fann,  bu  fannft,  cr 
fann,  trir  fonncn,  ibr  ffinnt,  fie 
fonncn;    fonntc,    gcfonnt)    mod. 


aux.;   neither   can   I   id^   aud^ 

nid^t 
canary-bird  bcr  ^ana'ricnDogel  C-^) 
candy  boS  ^ucfcr^cug,  ha^  3u<fcr* 

h3erf,  bic  ^udferfad^cn  pi. 
cannibal  bcr  9)2cn[d^cnfrcffcr  (— ); 

family  of  cannibals  bic  9J?cn= 

fd^cnfreffcrfamilic  (-n) 
cap  bie  Dieppe  (-n),  bie  Wlii^t  (-n) 
capital  [letter]  gro& 


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captain  [in  the  army]  bcr  ^aupt= 

monn  {pi.  ^ouptlcute) 
car  [on  a  railroad]  ber  (SifcnboJ^n* 

h)a9cn  (— ) 
card  bie  ^artc  (-n) 
care  forgcn  intr.]  I  don't  care  i(^ 

ma(^e  mir  nic^t^  barouS';  c^  ift 

ntir  SSurft  colloq. ;  I  do  not  care 

for  money  ic^  fragc  nic^t  nad^ 

®clb;  if  you  care  to  h)enn  bu 

toilift 
careful  borfirf)tig,  bef)ut'fam 
Carl  Street  bie  ^larlftrafee 
Caro  ber  ^aro  [name  of  a  dog] 
carry  tragcn  (ci,  u,  a)  /r. ;  carry  on 

trcibcn  see  drive 
cash-drawer  bie  ^obcnfoffe  (-n) 
catch  fangen  (a,  i,  o)  tr.\  catch  a 

train  ben  3^9  errei'(^cn 
cathedral  bcr  !Dom  (-c) 
celebrate  feiern  tr. 
cent  ///cr.  bier  "iPfcnniQc;  figur.  bcr 

pfennig  (-e),  ber  feller  (— ) 
center  bie  5D?ittc 
certain  gettjife',  ftc^er 
chair  bcr  <Stut)I  (*c) 
chalk  bie  ^reibe  (-n) 
chambermaid  "i^a^  (Stubcnmabd^cn 

(-) 
chance  ber  3wfatt   (-^e);   chance 

would  have  it  so  eg  mufete  fid^  fo 

sutrogcn 
charge  bie  Sluffid^t;  have  charge 

of  Huffid^t  l^aben  liber 
chase  jogen  tr. 
chatter  fc^mal^cn,  fd^iraljen  tr.  and 

intr. 
Chatterton  ber  ©d^tca^fc  [a  family 

name] 
cheap  biUig,  h)of)IfeiI 


cheat  ber  (£d)lDinbeI 

cheat  betriigcn  (o,  o)  tr.  and  intr. 

cheek  bie  SBaiigc  (-n);  more  colloq. 

bie  ^acfe  (-n) 
cheer  ber  33eifnl(«ruf  (-e);  three 

cheers  for   America!  I)od^  ha^ 

Slmerifa!  I^od)!  Ijoc^! 
cheese  ber  ^afe  (— ) 
cherry-tree  ber  .f  irfd^baum  (-^c) 
chicken  ba^  ^ui)n  (^er) 
child  ha^  ^Hnb  (-cr) 
chimney  ber  ©c^pmftein  (-e) 
chocolate  bie  (Sd^ofola'be  (-n) 
chocolate-pudding  ber  <5d)ofolQ'= 

ben  pubbing  (-e  or  -8) 
choose  lual^len  tr.;  if  you  choose 

menn  bu  mitlft 
Christmas  bie  22eil)nad)tcn  pi. 
Christmas-fair     ber    SSciJ^nad^tS* 

morft  (^e) 
Christmastide   bie   SScil)nQd)tSjcit 

(-en) 
Christmas-tree    ber    S^riftbaum 

(^c),  bcr  iE3ci^nQd)t«baum  (^c) 
Christmas-weather     ba8     SBeif)* 

tiQc^t^irctter 
church  bie  f  ird^e  (-n) 
church-bell  bie  ^ird^(en)gIorfe  (-n) 
cigar  bie  3i0Qi^'rc  (-n) 
cigar-store  ber  ^iflQ^'renlabcn  C-^) 
city  bie  (Stabt  (-^c) 
civil  war  bcr  53Urgcrfrieg 
claim    bcl^QUp'len   tr.;   claims    to 

have  mill  l)ahm 
class  bie  Piaffe  (-n) 
clever  ge[(^idft',  flug  (il) 
climb  ftettem,  [teigen  (ie,  ic)  intr. 

{aux.  [ein) 
clock  bie  Vii)v  (-en) 
close  bag  @nbe  (-g,  -n) 


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close  fd)Iicfjcn   (fd)Io&,  gc[d)Iof[cn) 

tr.;  ju'=madjcn  /r.;  the  door  is 

closed  bic  Xtire  ift  ju 
clothes  bic  ^Iciber  pL 
clothes-brush     bie     ^IciberbUrftc 

(-n) 
cloud  bie  SSolfc  (-n) 
coal-shovel  bic  ^oljlcnfd^aufcl  (-n) 
coat  bcr  dlod  (^c) 
cobbler  bcr  (Sd)u[tcr  (— ) 
coffee  bcr  Coffee  (-g) 
cold  fnit  (tt) 

colonel  bcr  Obcrft  (-en,  -en) 
color  bic  gorbc  (-n) 
colt  bQ«f  giillcn  (— ),  bag  ^oljlcn  (— ) 
comb  bcr  ^amm  (-^c) 
comb  fcimmen  tr. 
come    fommcn    {tarn,   gefommen) 

intr.  {aux.  fein);  come  to  an  end 

gu  @nbc  Qcl^cn;  come  in  ()crcin'= 

foimncn;  come  ofif  ab'^ommcn; 

come  along  mit'fommcn;  come 

right  in!  immer  f)ercin! 
command  ber  53cfcl)r  (-e);  at  your 

command!  ju  53cfcI)I! 
command  bcfc^'Ien  (ie,  a,  o)  ir.  and 

intr. 
commander  ber  gel^licn:  (-n,  -en) 
commence  an'fangcn,  bcgin'ncn  sec 

begin 
common  0cn)ol^n'li(^ 
common  sense  ber  35erftanb' 
company    bic    ©efcirfc^aft    (-en); 

[escort]  bie  S3c6lci'tunQ 
compare  t)crQlci'd^cn  (i,  i)  tr. 
compartment  [of  a  railway  coach] 

bQ«  (Soupe  [fupee]  (-«) 
complete  ju  @nbc  fiil^rcn  tr. 
concern  an'sgel^cn  (ging,  gegangen) 

tr. 


conductor  [railway]  bcr  3wgflii^rer 

(-) 
confectioner    ber   ^onbi'tor   (-8, 

-o'ren) 
confectioner's  shop  bie  ^onbito* 

rei'  (-en),  ber  ^onbi'torlaben  (^) 
confirmation  [in  the  church]  bie 

^onfirmotion'  [t=tg]  (-en) 
confusion  ba«  ^urc^cinan'bcr 
congratulate  gratulie'ren  intr.  w. 

dat. 
conquer  befic'gen  tr. 
consequently  olfo 
consumption  bic  (Sd^tDinbfuc^t 
contain  entf)arten  (ft,  ie,  a)  tr. 
continue  fort'-fc^en  tr. 
control  bic  Sluffid^t 
conversation  bic  Untcrl^artung(-en) 
cook  bic  ^od^in  (-nen) 
copy  bie  ^opic'  (-i'en) 
copy  ab'sfd^rciben  (ic,  ic)  tr. 
cordial    l^crjlid^;    most    cordially 

aufg  ficrjlic^ftc 
comer  bie  (Scfc  (-n) 
corporal  bcr  Untcroffijier  (-e) 
cost  foften  intr. 
cough  ^uften  intr. 
could  fonnte;  foHte  see  can 
coimcilor    bcr    ®cf)cim'rat    (-^c); 

Councilor    Taylor's    wife    bic 

i^rau  ®ef)eim'rat  ©c^ncibcr 
count  jaf)Icn  tr. 
country  bag  Sanb   (-^cr);  in  the 

country  auf  bent  Sanbe;    into 

the  country  auf  baS  Sanb;  in  all 

the  countries  in  jcbcm  ?anbc 
counts  jfifjlt;  it's  the  first  step  that 

counts  allcr  Hnfang  ift  fd^tuer 
couple   [two]   hd?)  ^aar    (-c);    a 

couple  [several]  cin  paar 


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course;  of  course  ttQtiir'Iid^ 
courteous  ^bflic^,  artiQ 
cousin  ber  33ettcr  {-^,  -n) 
cow  bie  ^u^  (-^e) 
cozy  Qcmut'Iic^,  traulic^ 
crazy  narrifc^,  toU,  Dcrrilcift' 
creep  fc^Ieidjcn   (i,  i)  inlr.   (aux. 

[ein)  and  refl. 
cries  bo^  ©efc^rei',  bog  9Jufcn 
cross  t)crbrie6'Iic^,  bd[c  {w.  auf) 
crowd  bic  aJJcngc   (-n),  baS  ©c= 

brau'ge  (— ) 


crutch  ber  ©tab  (-^c) 

cry  [call]  rufen  (ic,  u)  tr.  and  intr.; 

[weep]  meincn  intr. 
cry  bog  ©efc^rei',  baS  6d)reien 
cup  bic  3:affc  (-n) 
cupboard  ber  <S(^ranf  (-^c) 
cure  furie'rcn,  \)tikn  tr. 
curse  fluc^en  intr. 
customary  liblid^ 
customer  ber  ^I'unbc  (-n,  -n) 
cut  fc^neibcn  (fc^nitt,  ecfc^nittcn)  tr.; 

cut  oflf  ab''fd)ncibcn  tr. 


dance  tonscn  intr. 

dancing  ba^  Xanim 

dapper  [d)ncibi0 

dare  iDQQcn;  I  dare  say  c«  fann  {a 

fcin 
dark  bunfcl 
dark  bic  ^DunfcIIjcit,  ba«  !DunfeI;  in 

the  dark  im  !DunfcIn 
darkness  see  dark 
date  ha^  'Saturn  (-«,  T)attn) 
daughter  bic  Joc^tcr  (^) 
dawn  an'*bre(^en  (i,  a,  o)  intr.  {aux 

fein) 
day  ber  Xa^  (-c);  one  day  cineS 

Stages;  livelong  day  Itcbcn  lon- 

ficn  ZaQ;  every  day  jebcn  3:oq, 

allc  ZttQc;  good  day  gutcn  Jag!; 

the  next  day  am  anbcrcn  2:afic; 

all  day  ben  ean^en  ZaQ 
dead  tot 
deal  ber  Xd\;  a  great  deal,  a  good 

deal  fc^r  Did 
dear  licb;  dear  one  ber  Cicbc  {decl. 

as  adj.) 
dear  me  I  ad^  [al  metn  @ott! 


deceive  bctrli'gcn  see  cheat 
December  ber  ^Dcjcm'ber  (— ) 
decide  bcfc^Iic'feen  (befc^Iofe,  befd)Iof* 

[en)  intr. 
declare  erflc'rcn/r.,  be^aup'ten  intr. 
deep  tief 

defect  ber  i^t\)kx  (— ) 
demand  forbem,  berlan'Qcn  tr. 
den    bic    ^oblc    (-n);    [student's 

room]  bie  53ubc  (-n) 
den  of  thieves  bie  ^Jttuberl^oble  (-n) 
depot  ber  58af)nbof  (^c) 
describe  befc^rei'ben  (ie,  ic)  tr. 
desire  hjiinfc^cn/  \)abtn  tDoIIcn  tr. 
desk  bQ«  ^ult  (-c) 
did  tat  see  do 

die  [terbcn  (i,  a,  o)  intr.  {aux.  fcin) 
difference    ber    Unterfc^ieb    (-c); 

that  makes  no  difference  ha^ 

mad^t  nic^tS  au« 
different  anberg  (al«) 
diligent  fici&ig 
dining-room  bie  (S^tubc  (-n),  ba^ 

(S^jimnter   (— ),  ba^  ©peifejim" 

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dinner  ha^  9}2ittaQ«c[fcn  {—),  boS 
T)imx'  [binct)]  (-8) 

dinner-table  bcr  9J?ltta08ti[(i^  (-c) 

diplomat  ber  ©iplomot'  {-tn,  -en) 

direct  ricf)tcn  tr. 

dirt  ber  ©c^muij 

dirty  [c^tnul^tQ,  bcfd^mutjt' 

discontented  unjufricbcn 

discuss  befpre'c^cn  (i,  a,  o)  ir. 

discussion  ha^  ©efprcid^'  (-c) 

dish  [food]  ba&  ®cri(f)t'  (-c);  [re- 
ceptacle for  food]  bic  ©d)tl[fcl 
(-n) 

dismiss  cntlaf'fcn  (cntliifet,  entlicfe, 
cntlaffcn)  tr. 

distant  fern 

disturb  ftdrcn  tr. 

do  tun  (tat,  gctan);  =act  l^anbcln 
intr.;  standard  German  has  no 
equivalent  for  the  English  tense- 
auxiliary  *'do"  e.g.  did  love, 
do  love;  madden,  anfangcn  see 
begin;  doesn't  it?  nid^t  toa\)V? 
h)a«?;  how  do  you  do?  h)ic  gefit 
C«  bir  (cuc^,  3ft)ncn)?;  don't  you? 
nic^t  toa^v?;  do  sums  [cipher] 
red)ncn  tr.  and  intr. 

doctor  ber  Hrgt  (^e),  ber  '^ottov 
(-«,  -o'ren) 

does  tut  see  do 

doesn't  it?  nid^t  iDal^r?  tt)a«? 

dog  ber  ^unb  (-c) 

dollar  bcr  ^olcr  (— )  [a  silver  coin 
worth  about  72  cents] 


door  bic  2:ilr(c)  (-n);  a  knock  at 
the  door  ba  flopft  c«,  e«  flopft 

dot  bQ«  2:upfeld^cn  (— ) 

doubt  stDcifeln  (baran) 

doubtless  oI)nc  ^ttjcifcl,  hjol^l 

down  nieber,  unten;  f)'mab',  f)trah', 
\)innn'itv,  l^crun'ter;  ah;  get 
something  down  tfrna^  I)erun'== 
tcr-t)oIcn;  down  (the)  stairs  bic 
Xxtppt  l^erun'ter  ({)inun'ter,  l^er= 
ah',  l^inab') 

downstairs  untcn;  see  above 

dozen  ba6  ^uijcnb  (-c) 

draw  [pull]  3icl)en  (jog,  QCjoQcn)  /r.; 
[a  picture]  jeid^ncti  tr.;  [drag] 
fd^Icppen  tr. 

drawing  bie  3citi^"ung  (-en);  [act 
of  drawing]  ha^  ^^ic^ncn 

dream  traumcn  ijitr. 

dream  bcr  2:raum  (-^c) 

Dresden  ba^  !5)rc«bcn 

dress  ha^  ^Icib  (-er) 

dress  an'^jicl^en  (jog,  gcgogcn);  an'* 
fleiben  tr. 

dressing  ha^  Slnfleiben 

drink  trinfen  (a,  u)  tr. 

drink  ha^  ©etranf  (-c) 

drinking  ba«  3:rin!cn 

drive  faf)rcn  (ii,  u,  a)  intr.  (aux. 
fcin);  [urge,  impel]  trcibcn  (ic, 
ic)  tr. 

drug-store  bic  5lpotl^c'fc  (-n) 

dnmi  bic  2:rommcI  (-n) 

during  njttl^renb  w.  gen. 


each  iebcr  (jebc,  icbc«) 
each  one  jcbcr 
early  friil^ 


E 


earn  Pcrbie'ncn  tr. 

earnest  eifrig,  crnft 

earth  bic  @rbc  (-n);  on  earth  auf 


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Srbcn  [old  dat.  form];  who  on 
earth?  h)er  bcnn?  n)cr  in  atter 
SBcIt?;  where  on  earth  is  he? 
n)o  cr  mo^I  fterft? 

easy  leic^t 

eat  cffen  (i^,  a%  QCQcffcn)  tr.;  [of 
animals]  frcffcn  (frtfjt,  \xa%  qc= 
frcffcn)  tr.\  eat  on  the  sly  nafdien 
tr.  and  intr. 

eating  "i^ai  (Sffcn 

Ebers  bcr  Gbcr«  [a  family  name] 

egg  ha^  (Si  (-cr) 

eh!  0^!  ef)! 

eight  Qd^t 

eighteen  a(f)tgc{)n 

eighteenth  ad^t^efint;  the  eight- 
eenth of  June  ben  oc^tgel^ntcn 
^uni 

either  ...  or  cntn)cbcr  .  .  .  obcr 

eldest  (iltcft 

electric  clcf'trifd^;  get  an  electric 
treatment  ft(^  cleftrifie'rcn  loffcn 

electrify  elcftrifie'rcn  tr. 

eleven  clf 

else  fonft;  something  else  fonft  ct= 
h)o«,  nod^  ctn)a«;  what  else?  idq^ 
noc^? 

embrace  umar'mcn  tr. ;  fid)  in  ben 
Slrmen  liegen  inlr. 

Emily  bic  (Smi'Iie  {gen.  -n«,  dat. 
-n)  prop,  name 

emperor  ber  ^aifer  (— ) 

empty  leer 

empty  leeren,  leer  mad)en  tr. 

end  ba«  Snbe  (-«,  -n);  at  an  end 
3U  (Snbe;  bring  to  an  end  ju  @nbc 
fUf)ren;  come  to  an  end  gu  Snbe 
gef)en 

ended  ^u  (Snbc 

endure  [last]  bcftc'l^cn  (bcftanb,  be* 


ftanben)  intr.;  [put  up  with] 
aug'^often  (a,  ic,  a)  /r.  awJ  ?'«^r. 

enemy  ber  f^einb  (-e) 

engaged  [to  be  married]  toerlobt'; 
[busy]  bcfd^af'tigt 

enjoin  Qnth)ortcn  intr.  w.  dat.,  ju* 
rild'^Qcben  (i,  a,  e)  tr. 

enjoyable  genu^'reic^ 

enough  genug';  it  is  enough  to 
make  one  crazy  man  mod^te 
niirrifd^  hjerben 

enter  ein'-treten  see  walk;  betrc'ten 
tr. 

entrance  [hall]  ber  %[\xx  (-c) 

escort  bie  53c0lei'tung 

estate  bog  ®ut  (-^er) 

Europe  bo^  ©uro'pa 

eve  ber  Slbenb  (-c);  New  Year's 
Eve  (Sibef'ter  5lbenb 

even  fogor',  felbft;  even  if,  even 
though  menn  aud^;  not  even 
nic^t  einmal 

evening  ber  Slbenb  (-e);  one  eve- 
ning eineg  SlbcnbS;  in  the  evening 
am  Slbenb,  beS  HbenbS;  good  eve- 
ning guten  Hbenb;  last  evening 
geftcm  Slbenb 

ever  [always]  immer;  [one  time  in 
the  past]  \t,  female;  as  fast  as 
ever  I  could  fo  [d^nell  id^  nur 
fonnte 

everlasting  eh)ig,  unauf{)orUd^ 

every  jeber;  every  day  jeben  Jag, 
alle  ^iTage;  from  every  one  toon 
alien  (£eiten;  every  other  week 
alle  ivod  SSoc^en 

everybody  jcbermann,  attc8 

everyone  jebermann 

everything  alleS 

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where  t)on  alien  <Bdkn,  »on  llbcr*      experience  bic  (Srfal^'runfi  (-en) 


air  f)cr 
exact  Qcnau',  gera'bc 
examine  muftern  tr. 
exception  bie  2lu«nal^me  (-n) 
exclaim  aug'rufen  (ie,  u)  intr. 
excuse  cntfc^urbtgcn  tr. 
exercise  bie  5lufgabe  (-n) 


explain  erfla'rcn  tr. 
express  au«'=brii(fen  tr. 
express  [train]  ber  ©c^nelljue  H) 
exultant  jauc^jenb 
eye  ha^  5luQC  (-§,  -n) 
eye-glasses  bie  Grille   (-n),  bic 
Slugenglcifcr  pi. 


face  ha^  ©eftci^t'  (-cr);  with  a  smil- 
ing face  mit  litd^elnbcr  9Wiene 

fact  bic  3:atfac^c  (-n);  in  fact  in  ber 
2:at,  furs 

factory  bie  gabrif  (-en) 

failing  ber  i^ef)Ier  (— ) 

fair  ber  3Qt)r"^arft  (-^e) 

fair  jicmlic^ 

faithful  treu 

fall  fatten  (fattt,  fiel,  gefallen)  intr. 
{aux.  fein);  fall  asleep  ein'fd^Ia- 
fen  (ci,  ie,  a)  intr.  {aux.  fein);  he 
falls  back  into  his  old  ways  er 
bcrfallt'  in  ben  alten  gel}ler 

fallen  gefal'Ien 

family  bie  ^^ami'Iie  (-n) 

family-doctor  ber  ^auSar^t  (-^e) 

family  of  cannibals  bie  3JJcnfci^en= 
frefferfami'Iie  (-n) 

family-secret  ha^  5<i^i'Iicngc* 
bcimni^  (-fe) 

far  fern(c),  tddt,  entfemt';  not  far 
unmeit,  unfern;  while  still  far 
away  f(^on  toon  feme 

fare  fal)ren  {a,  u,  a)  intr.  {aux. 
fein);  they  did  not  fare  well  e^ 
ging  i()nen  nid^t  gut 

fanner  ber  Sanbmann  (Canbleute) 


fast  fd^nett;  as  fast  as  ever  I  could 

fo  fd^nell  i(^  nur  fonnte 
fault  ber  ge^Ier  (— ) 
fear  fUrc^ten  tr.  and  refl.\  never 

fear  fei  nur  nic^t  bange;  be  afraid 

of  something  ftc|  toor  etnjag  fUr(^= 

ten 
feather  bie  ^^cbcr  (-n) 
feather-bed    ba«    ^^eberbctt    (-«, 

-en) 
February  ber  i^ebruar  (-e) 
feel  fii^Ien  tr.,  intr.,  and  rejl.;  they 

felt  badly  e«  hiar  i^nen  fd^Iec^t  ju 

9«ute 
fell  fiel  see  fall 
fellow  ber  53urfd)C  (-n,  -n),  ber 

^erl  (-e) 
festival  ha^  %c\t  (-c) 
fetch  l)olen  tr. 
few    menige;    a    few    einige,    etn 

paar 
fiance  ber  35erIob'te  {ded.  as  adj.), 

ber  33rciutigam  (-e) 
Fido  ber  ^^ibo  [name  of  a  dog] 
fifteen  fiinfjefju 
fifty  fiinfjig 
fiU  funen  tr. 
finally  am  ^nbc,  julcijt' 


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find  finbcn  (a,  u)  tr. 
fine   fc^on,  priic^tig,   fein,  famoS'; 
just  too  fine  for  anything  bod^ 

finger  bcr  i^ingcr  (— ) 

finish  enbcn,  cnbigcn  tr. 

fir  blc  Xanne  (-n),  bcr  J^anncn* 
haum  (-^e) 

fire  ha^  geuer  (— ) 

first  adj.  crft;  first  one  bcr  (Srfte; 
for  the  first  time  jum  erftcn 
SD^oIe;  it's  the  first  step  that 
counts  alter  Slnfang  ift  fc^mer 

first  adv.  erftenS;  at  first  anfangg; 
aucrft' 

fish  bcr  M^  (-c) 

five  flinf 

floor  bcr  t^ufeboben  C-^) 

flour-dumpling  bcr  Wlt^lUo^  (^c) 

flower  bic  53Iumc  (-n) 

follow  folgcn  intr.  w.  dat.  {aux. 
fein) 

food  bag  (Sffcn 

foot  bcr  ^u^  (-^c);  on  foot  gu 
i^ufec 

for  conj.  benn 

for  ftlr  prep.  w.  ace,  for  it  bafiir'; 
for  breakfast  jum  i^rtif)[til(f ;  for 
the  next  five  minutes  bic  n(td^= 
ftcn  filnf  SD^inu'tcn;  for  joy  Dor 
f^rcubc;  for  three  weeks  brci 
SBoc^cn  lang;  hope  for  the  best 
ha^  33cftc  f)offcn;  for  a  while  cine 
SScilc,  cine  ^citlong 

forbid  Ucrbic'ten  (o,  o)  tr. 

forehead  bic  <©tim(c)  (-n) 

foreigner  bcr  ^^rcmbc  {decl.  as  adj.) 

forget  tjcrgef'fcn  (Dergifet,  Dcrgafe, 
bergcffcn)  tr.  and  intr. 

fork  bic  ©abel  (-n) 


forth  fort,  f)inau«',  f)crau«';  and  so 

forth  unb  fo  iDcitcr 
forty  bicrgig 
four  t)icr 
foixrth  oicrt 
fragrant  [life  buftcnb 
Frederick    Street    bic    griebrid^* 

ftra^c 
freedom  bic  jjrcificit  (-en) 
French  franjo'ftfc^ 
Frenchman  bcr  i^ranjo'fc  (-n,  -n) 
fresh  frif(^ 

Friday  bcr  ^^rcitag  (-c) 
friend  bcr  ^^rcunb  (-c);  [female] 

friend  bic  ^^reunbin  (-ncn) 
fright  bcr  <Bd)xtd  (-t),  bcr  ®d^rcf=> 

fen  ( — );  he  had  such  a  fright  cr 

toax  fo  crfd^ro'cfcn 
Fritz  prop,  name  bcr  i^xiii 
frog  bcr  ^^rofc^  (^c) 
FrShlich  {liter,  cheerful)  bcr  t^xii^= 

lid^  [a  family  name] 
from  Don;  different  from  onberS 

alS;  from  laughter  Dor  ^od^cn; 

where  from  iDo^cr';  two  weeks 

from    to-day    f)cutc    liber   gtuci 

SBod^cn;    a  year   from   to-day 

l^cute  libera  ^Qbr;  cousin  from 

Germany   55ctter  au«    !Dculfd^= 

lanb 
front  bic  S5orberfcite  (-n);  up  in 

front  ganj  Dome;  in  front  of  it 

baoor';  in  front  of  bor  prep.  w. 

dat.  and  ace. 
fry  braten  (ft,  ic,  a)  tr. 
fulfil  erflincn  tr. 
full  boll 
fim  ber  ©pafe  (^e),  bcr  ©d^cr^  (-c); 

the  fun  started  c«  gfng  Io8 
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garden  bcr  ©arten  (-^) 

garrison  bic  ©arnifon'  (-en) 

gaze  blicfen  intr. 

general  atlQcmcin';  in  general  tm 
allQcmci'ncn,  libcrf)aupt' 

gentle  fanft;  a  gentle  hint  einc  leifc 
5lnbcutun9 

gentleman  bcr  ^crr  (-n,  -en) 

German  bcutfd^;  in  German  auf 
beutfd^ 

German  bcr  iDcutfd^c,  ein  !5)cutfd^cr 
{decl.  as  adj.) 

Germany  bag  ^Dcutfd^Ianb 

get  [receive]  bcfommcn  (bcfam,  Oc= 
fommcn),  fricgcn  colloq.  tr.;  go 
and  get  l^olett  tr.;  [become]  lDer= 
ben  (i,  a,  o)  intr.  (aux.  fcin);  get 
something  down  ctlBa^  I)crun'= 
tcr*t)oIcn;  get  to  school  late  ju 
fpcit  in  bic  ©d^ule  fommcn;  I  am 
getting  to  [with  verbs]  id)  mcrbc; 
how  does  he  get  along?  tioit 
fietjt  c«  ii)m?  mie  befin'bet  cr  fid^?; 
get  an  electric  treatment  ft($ 
eleftrific'rcn  Ia[fcn;  get  up  auf'= 
ftef)cn  jge  stand;  get  out  of  au8'= 
[teigcn  5ee  climb 

gift  ba«  ©efc^cnf  (-e);  [natural 
talent]  bic  &ahe  (-n) 

gingerbread  bcr  ?ebfud^cn  (— ) 

girl  bag  SO^abc^cn  (— );  [servant- 
girl]  bic  3)?aQb  (^c),  ba^  !Dicnft= 
miibc^cn  (— ) 

give  Qcbcn  (i,  a,  c)  tr.,  fd^cnfcn;  give 
a  greeting  to  Qrlifecn  tr. 

glad  frof) 

gladly  0cm(c),  mit  ^rcube 


glass  ha^  &la€  (-^cr);  [looking- 
glass]  bcr  ©picgcl  (— ) 

gleam  glfinjcn,  ftral^Icn  intr. 

glove  bcr  ^anbfd^u^  (-c) 

go  Qcf)cn  (fling,  flcflanflcn)  intr, 
(anx.  fcin);  just  go  on  writing 
f c^rcib  it^t  nut,  fc^rcib  nur  tocitcr; 
it  can  go  as  far  as  that  fo  toeit 
fann  eg  fommcn;  go  racing  ftilr= 
men  intr.  {aux.  fcin);  go  and  get 
I)oIcn  tr.;  go  back  to  his  old 
ways  in  ben  alien  i^tf)kv  berfar* 
len;  go  to  sleep  cin'4<^tofcn;  go 
to  school  bic  (Scenic  bcfu'd^en;  go 
mad  toll  totxbm;  go  away  fort'* 
flcl^en 

god  bcr  ®ott  (^cr) 

goes  flef)t  see  go 

going;  be  going  to  tooffen,  foffen 

gold  Qolbcn 

good  flut  (beffcr,  beft);  good  night 
flutc  Sfladftl;  a  good  deal  fcl^r 
t)icl 

good-by!  abieu'  [abfo]! 

goose  bic  ®ang  (^c) 

gossip  fd^mct^cn,  fc^tualjcn  tr.  and 
intr. 

grace  [at  table]  ha^  ®cbct'(-c);  say 
grace  ein  &thd  fpred^cn 

grand  grofeartifl 

grandfather  bcr  ©rofeuater  (■^) 

grandson  bcr  (Snfcl  (— ) 

grass  ha^  ®rag  (^er) 

gratuity  bcr  ©erbig'  [h)ife] 

great  grofe  (o);  a  great  deal  more 
nod^  toieleg  mcl)r 

greatly  jef)r 


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green  griin 

greeting  ber  ®rufe  (^c) 

Gretel  prop,  name  [diminutive  of 

9)?ar0are'te]  ©retel 
grimace  bic  ©rimaf'fe  (-n) 
grin  ha^  ©rinfen 
groan  [to^ncn,  iic^jen  intr. 
grocer  ber  ^rcimer  (— );  at  the 

grocer's  bctm  Cramer 


ground  ber  33oben  (— ) 

grow  [become]  hjcrbcn;  [grow  in 

size]  toad^fcn  (a,  u,  a)  intr.  {aiix. 

fcin) 
Griinewald  {liter,  green  woods) 

©rllnemalb  [a  family  name] 
guard  ber  ©c^affncr  (— ) 
guest  ber  ©oft  (^e) 
guest-room  ba«  grembengimmer 


habit  bie  ®ch)ol^n'f)cit  (-en) 

had  tiattc  see  have;  had  to  ntufetc; 

had  better  [olltc 
half  l^alb;  half  past  seven  f)alb  ad^t; 

half  an  hour  etne  f)albc  (©tunbe 
hall  ber  eoal  (eale) 
Hamburg  \ia^  Hamburg 
hand  bie  §anb  (-^e) 
hand  reic^en,  gcben  (t,  a,  e)  tr. 
hang  [down]  f)cineen  {or  j^angcn) 

(i,  q)  intr. 
Hans  prop,  name  ber  ^an8 
happen  flef(^e'I)en  (ic,  a,  c),  paffte'= 

rcn  intr.  {aux.  fein) 
happening  ba6  (SreiQ'niS  (-fe) 
happily  jum  ©lilcf 
happy  luftig,  frd^Ud),  frof);  Happy 

New  Year!  *pro[tt  ^leufa^r! 
hard  l^art;  work  hard  tUc^tig  arbei= 

ten;  hard  times  [d^Ied)tc  ^ditxi 
hark!  ()ord^e! 

Harz  Mountains  ber  ^arj 
has  l)Qtte  see  have;  has  to  go  mufe 

gel^en 
haste  bic  (Silc 

hasten  cilen  intr.  (fcin  and  l^abcn) 
hastily  cilig,  l^oftig 
hat  ber  ^ut  (^e) 


hate  l^affcn  (l^afete,  %t^Q.^)  tr. 
have  I)aben  (ic^  f)abc,  bu  baft,  er  bot, 

mir  baben,  ibr  bobt,   fie  baben; 

batte,  Qcbabt);  have  to  miiffen, 

biirfcn 
he  er  (feiner,  ibm,  ibn) 
head  ber  ^opf  (^c),  ^a^  ^oupt  (-^cr) 
headwaiter  ber  Obcrfellner  (— ) 
health   bic   (^efunb'beit;   to   your 

health!  auf^brSBobU 
healthy  gefunb' 
hear  boren  tr. 
heighol  adb  \a\  ad^  ic! 
help  belfen  (i,  a,  o)  intr.  w.  dat. 
her  pers.  pron.  dat.  and  ace.  \\)X, 

fie 
her  poss.  pron.  ibr  (ibre,  ibr) 
here  bier,  \a\tx\jtx',  ber;  in  here  bier 

brinnen 
hide  derber'gen  (i,  a,  o)  tr. 
high    bodb    wheti    inflected    \^o1;)- 

(bober,  am  bo^bften);  it's  high 

time  eg  ift  bie  bocbfte  ^dt 
him  dat.  ibm,  ace.  ibn 
himself  felber,  felbft,  fidb 
hint  bie  Hnbeutimg  (-en) 
hired  girl  bag  !X)tciiftm(ib(ben  (— ) 
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histi  \m  ft!  Pft! 

history  bic  ®c[c^ic^'tc  (-n) 

hit   trcffcn   (trifft,  traf,  getroffcn) 

tr. 
hobby-horse  bag  ©d^aufclpfcrb  (-e) 
hold  ^altcn  (a,  tc,  a)  /r.;  hold  out 

auS'=I)aIten  tr.  and  inlr. 
holidays  bie  i^erten 
home  adv.  nac^  ^aufc,  ju  ^aufc, 

I)cim;  at  home  p  ^aufc 
home  bag  ^cim  (-c),  bic  ^eimat 
homesick;  be  homesick  ^citnhjel^ 

I)abcn 
honest  ctirlid^,  aufrid^ttg 
honey  bcr  ^onig 
hop  ppfcn  ?w^r.  (aw.-*:,  fcin) 
hope  l^offcn  tr. ;  I  hope  you  are  the 

same  ic^  {)offc  bagfcl'bc  t)on  bir; 

hope  for  the  best  "Ha^  53cftc  l^of= 

fen;  it  is  to  be  hoped  man  barf 

l^offen 
horse  ha^  ^fcrb  (-c) 


host  bcr  ©aftQcbcr  (— ),  bcr  SBirt  (-c) 

hot  ^eife 

hotel  ha^  ^oitV  H),  ha^  SBirtS* 
I)aug  (^cr) 

hour  bic  ©tunbc  (-n);  for  two 
hours  3h)et  ©tunben  fd^on;  half 
an  hour  cine  fjalbc  ©tunbc;  quar- 
ter of  an  hour  cine  SBicrtcIftunbc 
(-n) 

house  bag  ^aug  (^cr);  at  our 
house  bci  ung 

how  h)ic 

however  abcr,  icbod^',  bod^;  how- 
ever cheap  it  may  be  h)ic  biKig 
eg  aud^  fcin  mag 

hundred  f)unbcrt 

Hungarian  unga'rifd^ 

himgry  I)un6ri9 

hunt  jagcn  tr.  and  intr. 

husband  bcr  SO^ann  (-^cr),  bcr  ®c* 
maW  (-t) 

hush!  ft!  fc^t!  pfti 


I  id^  (ntcincr,  mir,  mid^) 

ice  bag  @ig 

if  h)cnn;  [whether]  ob;  as  if  alg  oh, 
alg  n)enn;  I  wonder  if  he  is  ill  ob 
cr  iDobl  franf  ift 

m  franf  (ii) 

imitation  bic  9iad^al^munQ  (-en) 

impossible  unmoglid^ 

impudence  bic  5rc(l)f)eit  (-en) 

in  in,  an  dat.  and  ace,  ju  dat.; 
in  the  country  auf  bent  ?anbc; 
in  vain  bcrgc'bcng;  in  it  barin';  in 
what?  njorin'?;  in  fact  furj,  in 
bcr  Xat;  in  general  tm  atfgemci'= 


ncn;   come  in!  l^crcin'!;   go  in 

there  0cf)en  ©ie  f)incin' 
indeed  tDirflid^ 
indispensable  unerla^Iid^ 
indoors  brinncn,  im  ^aufc 
inform  bcrid)'tcn,  melbcn  tr. 
inhabitant  bcr  (Sinfeo^ncr  (— ) 
initialbar  bcr  Slnfanggton  (-^c) 
injurious  [d^ablic^;  be  injurious  to 

fc^iibigcn  tr. 
inn  bic  ®d)cnfc  (-n);   village-inn 

bic  !Dorffd^cnfe  (-n) 
innkeeper    bcr    SEirt    (-e),    bcr 

©d^cnfhjirt  (-c) 


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inquire  fragcn  tr. 

inside  prep.  w.  gen.  tnncrl^alb 

inside  adv.  barin'ncn,  brinncn,  in- 
ncrf)alb 

insist  barauf  bcftc'f)cn  (bcftanb,  be* 
ftanben);  burc^aug'  moEcn 

insult  bclei'bigen  tr. 

intend  bcab'fid^tiQcn  intr.;  be  in- 
tended for  [oHcn;  intend  to 
hjollcn 

interrupt  unterbrc'd^cn  (t,  a,  o)  tr. 


into  in  w.  ace;  into  it  l^cretn',  {)in= 

cin' 
investigation     bic     Untcrfu'd^ung 

(-en) 
invitation  bic  (Etnlabung  (-en) 
is  ift  see  be;  isn't  it?  bod^;  ni(i)t 

it  eg  (feiner,  tbnt,  eg),  er,  fie;  it's 
the  first  step  that  counts  alter 
5lnfanq  ift  f(^rt)cr 

Italian  italic'nifd^ 


jar  ber  Stopf  (-^c) 

jaunty  ftott 

Jochen  prop,  name  [dial,  for  ^oa- 

6)[m]  ber  3o(^cn 
John  prop,  name  ^o^an'nt^,  ^o* 

t)ann,  ^an^ 
Johnny  baS  ^iingd^cn 
journey  bie  5Rei[c  (-n) 
joy  bie  greube  (-i;i),  bic  ?uft  (^c); 

weep  for  joy  t)or  ^^reube  njcincn 
jojrful  freubig 


July  bet  3fua  (-«) 
jumble  bag  ©urd^cinan'ber 
jump  [pringcn  {a,  u)  intr.  (aux. 

fcin) 
just  adj.  gcrcc^t' 
just  adv.  gcra'bc,  ebcn,  bod^,  ctnmal; 

just  go  on  writing  fc^reiben  <Sic 

nur  iBciter!;  just  the  same  hod); 

just  then  in  bicfcm  Stugenblide; 

for  just  a  moment  nur  fiir  einen 

Slugenblid 


Karl  prop,  name  ber  ^arl 
Karo  ber  ^aro  [name  of  a  dog] 
Kauer  {liter,  chewer)  ber  ^aucr 

[a  family  name] 
keep  bcf)arten  (a,  ie,  a)  tr.;  w.  verbs 
keep  is  often  best  rendered  by 
immer:  he  keeps  passing  me  the 
bread  cr  reid^t  mir  immcr  ha^ 
35rot;  could  not  keep  from  mufete 
key  ber  ©ddtilffel  (-) 
kill  totcn  tr. 


kind  bie  $lrt  (-en);  I  shall  do  noth- 
ing of  the  kind  i(^  Jucrbc  nidji^ 
bcrartige^  tun 

kindly  frcunblid^,  giitig 

king  ber  5lonig  (-c) 

kiss  ber  ^ufe  (tU[[e) 

kiss  fuffen  (fU^te,  gefii&t)  tr. 

kitchen  bic  ^ild)e  (-n) 

knee  ba«  ^nic  (.tni'e) 

knife  ba^  a)?ef[er  (-) 

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knock  ba«  ^lopfcn;  there  is  a 
knock  at  the  door  c8  flopft  an 
bcr  2:iir,  ha  flopft  e« 

know  [a  fact]  h)if[cn  (id)  h)ci&,  bu 
tDcifet,  cr  tDd\i,  h)ir  h)i[[cn,  il)r 


mifet,  fie  ibiffcn;  hju^c,  gcnjufet) 
tr.;  [be  acquainted  with]  fcnncn 
(fanntc,  Qefannt)  tr. ;  [as  a  result 
of  study]  fdnncn  see  can;  you 
know  nttmlic^,  [a 


labor  bic  Slrbcit  (-en) 

lace  btc  ©piljcn  pi. 

lace-trimming  ber  ©pii^enbefat? 

laconic  lafo'nifc^ 

lad  bcr  53urfd)c  (-n,  -n);  bcr  33ube 

(-n,  -n) 
lady  bic  !Dame  (-n);  ladies  and 

gentlemen  mcinc  ^crrfc^often 
language  bic  ©praci^c  (-n) 
lap-dog  ber  ©c^ofefiunb  (-c) 
large  grofe  (ij) 
last  Ic^t,  tjorig;  at  last  cnblid^,  ju* 

Ic^t',   am    (Snbc;    last   evening 

geftcrn  5Ibenb;  last  summer  t)ori= 

gen  ©ommcr,  tm  tjortgcn  ®om= 

mer 
late  fpat;  be  late  for  school  ju  fpiit 

in  bic  ®(^ule  fommcn 
latter  ber  Ic^tcrc,  biefcr 
laugh  lad)en  Intr. 
laughing-gallery  ba^  Sac^fabinett 

(-C) 
laughter  ha^  ?aci^en;  from  laughter 

t)or  ?ac^en 
lay  IcQcn  tr. 
lazy  trftgc,  faul 
lead  ba?>  33Iei 
lead  fiifircn  tr. 
leaf  bog  33Iatt  (-^cr);  turn  over  a 

new  leaf  fic^  beffern,  fid^  ttnbern 
leap  ber  ©prung  (^e),  ber  ©a<5  (■•e) 


leap  fpringcn  (a,  u)  intr.  (aux. 
fein) 

learn  lemcn  tr.  and  intr. 

learned  gelct)rt' 

leave  berlaf'fen  (bcrla^t,  berliefe, 
berlaffcn)  tr. 

Ledermann  {liter,  leather-man) 
bcr  Sebcrmann  [a  family  name] 

left  [remaining]  iibrig;  I  had  only 
fifty  cents  left  i6)  f)attc  nur  no($ 
jtDci  2)?arf  or  nur  ^toei  Wlaxt 
iibrig 

less  mentQcr;  nothing  less  than 
nid^t^  anberS  al8 

lesson  bic  ©tunbe  (-n);  [assigned] 
lesson  bic  Hufgabe  (-n) 

let  laffcn  mt,  licfe,  eelaffcn)  tr.; 
let's  begin  fangcn  tniv  an,  bcgin'= 
nen  mir;  let  the  whole  world 
know  it,  if  it  wants  to  mag  bod^ 
bic  ganjc  SScIt  e«  n)tffen!;  don't 
let  your  riches  prevent  you  3f)r 
33crmo'gcn  ntufe  ®ic  nid^t  l^inbem 

letter  [of  the  alphabet]  bcr  53uc^* 
ftabe  (-n,  -n);  [correspondence] 
ber  53ricf  (-c) 

liberty  bic  ^^rcifieit  (-en);  be  at 
liberty  to  bllrfen  see  allow 

lie  [recline]  liegcn  (a,  e);  [tell  a 
falsehood]  Iligen  (o,  o)  intr. 

lieutenant  ber  Seutnant  (-«) 


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life  bQ«  ?cbcn;  all  his  life  [cin  Scben 

lam 
like  moQen  see  may,  gcrn  f)ahm; 

like  to  go  ecrn  0c{)cn;  like  to 

play  Qcrn  fpiclcn;  I  shall  not  like 

to  tell  you  td^  iDcrbc  c^  3f)ncn 

ntc^t  fagcn  n)oIlcn;  like  best  am 

Itcbften  l)ahtn 
like  adv.  U)ic 

likewise  and),  cbcnfo,  cbcnfallg 
linden-tree  bic  Sinbc  (-n),  bcr  ?in= 

bcnboum  (-^c) 
listen  prcn  tr.;  I^ord^cn,  gu'sl^orcn 

intr. 
little  Hein;  [small  amount]  hjenig; 

little  one  bcr  ^Ictnc   {decl.  as 

adj.). 
live  [be  alive]  Icbcn;  [dwell]  iDof)* 

ncn  intr. 
livelong  [day]  [ben]  licbcn  lanQcn 

[^00] 

living-room  bic  SSol^nftubc  (-n) 


lock  Dcrfd^Iic'fecn  (t)crfd^Io§,  bcr* 
fc^Ioffen)  tr. 

long  adj.  latiQ  (a);  the  long  way 
ben  hjciten  SScq 

long  adv.  lange;  no  longer  nid^t 
metjr,  nic^t  njciter 

look  [e^en  (ic,  q,  c),  [d^ouen  tr.;  [ap- 
pear] au^Mc^cn  intr.;  look  at 
an'=[cl^en  tr.;  look  into  I)inein'= 
\ti)tn,  I)inein'4Iicfen  tr.;  look 
around  fid^  um'^ei^cn 

looking-glass  bcr  ©piegel  (— ) 

Lorelei  bic  Sorclei  [title  of  a  most 
popular  German  song] 

lose  bcrlic'ren  (o,  o)  tr. 

love  bic  ?icbc 

love  licbcn  tr.  and  intr. 

low  [tone  of  voice]  leife 

low  briillcn  intr. 

luck  ba«  ®IUdf;  as  luck  would  have 
it  3um  ®IUcf,  Qliicflic^ermeifc 

luck-dollar  ber  ©ladE^talcr  (— ) 


M 


mad  ton,  rafcnb,  hJiltcnb 

made  gcmadit' 

madly  toll;  tore  madly  on  raftc 
meitcr 

magnificent  erofearttg,  magnifif 
[moniifif] 

maiden  boS  SOJobc^cn  (— ) 

majestic  moiefttt'tifd^ 

major  [in  the  army]  bcr  aWajor'  (-e) 

make  madden  tr.;  make  a  speech 
cine  9?cbe  \)alitn 

mama  bic  SD^ama  (-«) 

man  [male]  bcr  SWann  (-^cr);  [hu- 
man being]  bcr  Wcn\^  (-en,  -en) 


manuscript  bo«  2)?Qnuffript'  (-c), 

bic  ^onbfd^rift  (-en) 
many  oicic;  many  a  mond^ 
marchpane  bcr  ajJorsipon  (-e) 
mark  [a  silver  coin]  bic  9)?arf  (-en) 
marmalade  bic  Sl^armclQ'be  (-n) 
marry  I)cirQten  tr. 
Mary  prop,  name  bic  SD^arie' 
mass  of  people  ber  2)?enfc^enbQU= 

fc(n)  (-n«,  -n) 
master  ber  ^crr   (-n,  -en),  bcr 

a^eiftcr  (-) 
matter  bic  <Ba6)i  (-n);  what  is  il  ^ 

patter  with  them?  tva^  \(\U 


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il^ncn?  h)Q«  ift  lo6  mit  il^ncn?;  no 
matter  what  I  do  h)a8  id^  and) 
tun  mag 

mattress  bic  SWatrat'je  (-n) 

Max  prop,  name  ber  SO^af 

may  mogcn  (id)  mag,  bu  magft,  cr 
mag,  h)ir  mogcn,  ibr  mogt,  [ic 
mogcn;  Tnod)te,  gcmoc^t),  fdnncn 
see  can;  [be  permitted]  bilrfen 
see  allow;  may  we  not?  nic^t 
)ma\)X?;  it  may  be  e^  fann  fein 

me  dat.  mir,  ace.  mid) 

meal  bie  Tla\)l^dt  (-en);  meals  ba^ 
(Sffen 

meal-time  bie  SO^aJ^l^eit  (-en) 

mean  meinen  tr.  and  intr.;  what 
do  you  mean  by  that?  n)a6 
ntetnft  bu  bamit?;  what  does 
that  mean  toa^  bebeu'tet  bag?; 
is  that  meant  for  a  joke? 
fott  bag  ein  (©(^crj  fein?;  with- 
out meaning  to  ofjue  eg  p 
h)otten 

mean  [in  between];  in  the  mean- 
time inbc['[en 

meanwhile  inbef'fen,  mittlermeile 

meat  ha^  %ld\d) 

mechanic  ber  ^anbtuerfer  (— ) 

Mecklenburg  [German  territory 
lying  along  the  Baltic  Sea]  ha^ 
9)2c(flenburg 

medley  bag  !Durd^ctnan'bcr 

meet  treffen  see  hit,  begeg'nen  intr. 
w.  dat. 

melt  [d^milgen  (o,  o)  intr.,  fc^ntelscn 
tr. 

menagery  bie  SO'ienagerie'  [g=3b], 
(-t'en) 

merchant  ber  ^aufmann  (-^er  or 
^aufleute) 


merry  luftig,  frobtid^ 
meter  bag  SOJeter  (— ) 
midnight  bie  9D?itternacl^t  (-^e) 
might  moc^te,  burfte,  fonnte;  might 

have  helped  me  ):)Q.i  mir  belfen 

fonncn 
military  coat  ber  Uniform'rocf  (-^e) 
milk  bie  mM) 
miller  ber  ^miiller  (— ) 
minute  bie  SO^inu'te  (-n) 
Minna  prop,  name  bie  3Winna 
mirror  ber  ©pieget  (— ) 
Miss  bag  i^raulein  (— ) 
miss;  be  missing  febten  intr. 
mistake  ber  gebler  (— ) 
mistake;   be  mistaken  irren  tr. 

and  refl. 
molten  gefd^mot'jen 
moment  ber  Slugenblicf  (-e);  at  the 

same  moment  im  f  elben  Stugenblicf 
money  bag  ®elb  (-er) 
monkey  ber  Slffe  (-n,  -n) 
monkey-show  bag  5lffentf)eater  (— ) 
Monopole  bag  9D?onopoI'  [name  of 

a  hotel] 
month  ber  SJ^onat  (-e) 
mood  bie  ©timmung  (-en) 
moon  ber  30?onb  (-e) 
moral  bic  SD^oral' 
more  mebr;  one  more  nod^  ein;  not 

any  more  nid^tg  mel^r;  any  more 

nodb  etmag  mebr;  no  more  nid^tg 

toeiter 
morning  ber  9D?orgen  (— );  every 

morning  alle  SO?orgen,  ieben  MoX' 

gen 
most  meift,  am  meiften;  most  other 

birds  bie  meiften  anbercn  S3ogeI 
mother  bie  90?utter  (■^) 
motley  bunt 


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mountain   bcr  S3cr8    (-c);   Harz 

Mountains  bcr  ^arj 
mouth  ber  Tlunb  (-e) 
Mr.  ber  §crr  (-n,  -en) 
Mrs.  bie  f^rau  (-en) 
much  biel  (met)r,  am  ntciftcn);  as 

much  as  fo  t)iel 
multiplication-table  bag  ^inmal- 

eing' 
Munich  baS  3>?iind^eTi 
museimi  of  fim  ba«?ad^fabinett  (-c) 


must  milffen  (id)  mu^,  bu  mu^t,  cr 
mufe,  mir  milffen,  il)r  mii^,  fie 
milffen;  mufetc,  gemu^);  [in  a 
negation]  bilrfen  see  allow;  [po- 
lite urgency]  foHen  see  shall 

mustache  ber  ©c^nurrbart  (^e) 

my  mcin  (mcine,  mein) 

my!  ober!  nein! 

myself  mi(^  (felbft),  mid^  (fclber) 

mysterious  gel^eim'nigboti 

mystery  bag  ©cbeim'nig  (-fe) 


nail  bcr  ^^agcl  (^) 

name  bcr  9iamc  (-n8,  -n);  what 

is  his  name?  nsic  l^eifet  cr?;  a 

man  by  the  name  of  John  cin 

SD'iann  namcn6  3?of)ann 
named  genonnt';  namcnS 
napkin  bic  ©erbiet'tc  [fecrn)]  (-n) 
near  nal^c  bei  w.  dat.,  ncbcn  dat. 

and  ace. 
neat  {)ilbf(^,  nett,  faubcr 
need  braud^cn  tr.\  need  to  milffen 

see  must 
neighbor  bcr  ^^lad^bar  (-8  and  -n,  -n) 
neighboring  house  ba«  9^ad^bar= 

bang  (^cr) 
neither  mcbcr;  neither  can  I  id^ 

fann  aud^  nid)t;  neither  .  .  .  nor 

n)eber  .  .  .  noc^ 
never  nie,  nicmal«,  nimmcrmcbr; 

never  fear  fd^on;  never  yet  nod^ 

nic 
new  ncu;  things  old  and  new  2lltc8 

unb  ^tut9;  new  to  me  mir  ncu; 

turn  over  a  new  leaf  fid^  finbcm, 

f{(^  bcffern 


newspaper  bie  ^eitung  (-en) 

New  Year  ^eujabr;  Happy  New 
Year!  '^Jrofit  ^Icujabr!;  New 
Year's  Eve  ber  ©ilbc'ftcr  Hbcnb 

next  nad^ft;  the  next  day  am  anbe= 
ren  J^age;  for  the  next  five  min- 
utes bie  nacbften  filnf  9)?inuten; 
the  next  oldest  bcr  jtDcite 

nice  nctt,  fd)on;  it's  too  nice  for 
anything  c«  ift  bod^  ju  fd^dn! 

Nicholas;  St.  Nicholas  bcr  SSeil)* 
nad^t^mann 

night  bie9?acbt  (^c);  at  night  nad)t«, 
beg  9?ad)tg 

nine  ncun 

nineteen  ncunjcbn 

ninety  neunjig 

no  nein;  no  longer  nid^t  mcbr 

nod  nidcn,  grilfecn  intr. 

nonsense  ber  Unfinn;  nonsense! 
od^  mag! 

not  niddt;  not  a,  not  any  fein;  not 
at  all  gar  nid^t;  not  even  nid^t 
cinmal;  not  yet  nod^  nid^t;  not 
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nic^t  gcrnc  tun;  not  any  better 

gar  iiic^t  beffcr 
nothing  nid^tiJ;  nothing  at  all  gar 

nid^t^;  nothing  less  than  nidjt^ 

anbcrS  oB 
notice  merfcn,  bcmcr'fcn  tr. 


noim   ba«   ©ubftontito'   (-c),   ha^ 

©ingtrort  i^tx) 
November  bcr  ^ioDcm'bcr  (— ) 
now  nun,  j[c^t 
nowadays  I)eutgutagc 
nut  bie  9^ufe  im\\t) 


Olot)! 

oak-tree  bie  @id^c  (-n) 

obedient  Gc{)or'fam,  folgfam 

obey  gcl^or'(^«i  ^w/r.  w.  dat. 

obliged  berbun'bcn,  tocrpflic^'tet;  be 
obliged  to  miiffen  see  must 

occurrence  ha^  CSreig'ni^  (-fc) 

o'clock  Uf)r;  what  o'clock  is  it? 
luieDicI  Ut)r  ift  eg? 

of  [expressed  by  genitive  case  of 
noun,  or]  Qu^,  toon  dat.,  iiber 
ace;  eighteen  minutes  of  ten 
a(^t3ef)n  9)?inutcn  t)or  jel^n;  out  of 
bed  aug  bcm  33ctt;  think  of  ben= 
fen  an  w.  ace.;  on  the  third  of 
June  om  brittcn  3?unt;  full  of 
people  Dott  toon  ?eutcn 

of  course  natur'Iid^ 

off  ah;  be  off  Qcf)en  see  go;  he  is  no 
better  off  eg  0cf)t  it)m  ni(^t  beffcr; 
an  hour  off  eine  ©tunbc  frci;  run 
off  batoon'4pringen  (a,  u)  intr. 
(aux.  fein) 

offend  belci'bigen  tr. 

offer  bicten  (o,  o)  tr. 

official  ber  ©eant'te  {decl.  as  adj.). 

often  oft,  efterS,  t)(iufig 

oh!  o!  of)!;  oh,  it  does!  ad)  fo! 

old  alt  (ci);  things  old  and  new  $tt= 
tc«  unb  9?eue«;  old  and  young 
people  alt  unb  iung;   the  old 


man  bcrSlIte  (decl.  as  adj.);  go 
back  to  his  old  ways  in  ben  alten 
i^el^Icr  tocrfal'-Ien 

olden  see  old 

on  adv.  fort,  ttocitcr,  toorlBortg 

on  prep,  an,  auf,  Uber  w.  dat.  and 
ace;  on  it  baran',  barauf;  who 
on  earth  totx  benn,  mer  in  alter 
SBelt;  eat  on  the  sly  nafd^en  tr. 
and  intr. 

once  einmal,  cinft;  at  once  fofort', 
fogleid^';  once  a  year  einmal  im 
3:al^rc 

one  ein  (eine,  etn);  einer;  indef. 
man;  one  day  cincg  S^agcg;  each 
one  ieber;  no  one  fciner;  [in 
counting]  cin8;  little  one  bcr 
^Icinc  (decl.  as  adj.);  on  one's 
birthday  an  feinem  ®cburt«tagc 
no  one  niemanb;  any  one  irgcnb 
cincr,  irgcnb  icmanb;  from  every- 
one toon  alien  <©etten;  the  one 
who  bericnige  ttocld^er;  one  thing 
and  another  bicfcg  unb  icneS 

one-year  private  [in  the  army] 
bcr  (Sinialirige  {decl.  as  adj.) 

only  adj.  einjig 

only  adv.  nur,  erft 

open  offcn,  auf 

open  auf'=mad^cn,  fiffncn  tr.y  fid^ 
offncn 


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opposite  QCQcntl'bcr  w.  dat.,  follow- 
ing its  noun 
or  obcr,  [onft 
orange    bie    Oran'gc    [oJ^ratiQfd^c] 

(-n),  bic  Slpfelfinc  (-n) 
orchestra    ba^    Ord^e'ftcr    [(^=f] 

(—),  bic  ^opcric  (-n) 
order  bic  ^Scftd'Iung  (-en),  bcr  53c= 

fef)!'  (-e);  in  order  to  um  .  .  .  gu 
order  bcfct)'Ien  (ic,  a,  o),  fomman= 

bic'rcn  intr.  w.  dat. 
origin  bcr  Urfprung  (^c) 
other  anbcr;  among  other  things 

unter  anbcrcm;  and  other  things 

unb  fo  meitcr 
otherwise  fonft 
ought  to  [otltc 
our  unfcr  (unfcrc,  unfcr) 


ourselves  un8 

out  prep.  w.  dat.  au6,  Don;  out  of 
it  barauS';  out  of  bed  auS  bent 
58ctt;  out-of-doors  im  i^rcien, 
in«  greic 

out  adv.  I^crau^',  l^influg' 

outdoors  broufecn 

outside  braufecn 

outstretched  auggeftrccft 

over  prep.  w.  dat.  and  ace.  liber; 
over  it  barii'ber 

over  adv.  briibcn;  [past]  Dorbei', 
dorii'bcr,  qu8;  over  there  ho.  brii'= 
ben;  it  is  over  c8  i[t  ju  (Snbc;  I 
want  to  have  it  over  with  id^ 
njitl  eg  Qctan'  h)if[cn 

own  cigcn 

owner  bcr  33efi'<5cr  (— ) 


pack  pacfen  tr. 

package  ha^  ^ofet'  (-c) 

pail  bcr  Simcr  (— ) 

pair  ha^  ^aar  (-c) 

pale  blofe  (a) 

pantry  bic  fSpcifefammer  (-n) 

papa  bcr  ^opa  (-g) 

paper  bag  papier'  (-c) 

paradise  bag  ^arabicS'  (-c) 

paragraph    bcr   ^aragropf)'    (-en, 

-en) 
parasol    bcr    ©onnenfd^irm    (-e), 

bcr  (Sc^irm  (-c) 
pardon  entfd^utbigen   tr.\   pardon 

me!  ol^  parbon'[bong]! 
parents  bic  @Itcrn 
parlor  bic  gute  ©tube   (-n),   bcr 

©alon'  [^altong]  (-«) 
parlor-door  bic  ©tubcntilr  (-en) 


pass  [hand]  rcid^en  /r.;  [go  past] 

(on  cinem)   Dorbci'^gcf)en   (ging, 

gegangcn),  intr.  (aux.  fein) 
past   toorbei',  dorii'ber;  half  past 

seven  f)alb  ad^t;  quarter  past 

ein  53icrtcl  nad^ 
pastry  bic  2:ortc  (-n),  bic  'i^Qftc'tc 

(-n) 
patch  flidcn  tr. 
patient  bcr  patient'  [t=t8]   (-en, 

-en) 
patriotism  bic  S3QterIanb«Iiebc,  ber 

^Qtrioti«'mu« 
pay  bcgafi'Ien  tr. 
pay   attention  auf'^paffcn    (pa^e, 

flCpofet)  intr. 
pear  bic  33irnc  (-n) 
peasant  bcr  3?aucr  (-«  and  -n,  -n) 
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pen-box  bcr  i^cbcrfaftcn  (— ) 

pencil  bcr  53Iei[tift  (-c) 

pen-wiper  bcr  gcbcrmifc^cr  (— ) 

people  bic  ?cutc  pL;  indef.  pron. 
man 

performance  bic  33orftcI(un9  (-en) 

perhaps  &icHci(^t',  n)ot)I,  c«  fann 
fein 

permit  criau'bcn  tr.;  be  permitted 
to  biirfcn  see  allow 

person  bic  ^crfon'  (-en);  one  per- 
son cincr;  persons  bic  ?cutc 

persons  of  rank  bic  ^crrf(^aft 
(-en) 

pfennig  bcr  "iPfcnnig  (-c) 

philosophical  pt)ilo[o'pI)ifd^ 

philosophy  bic  ^t)iIo[op{)ic'  (-i'cn) 

phrase  bic  9icbcn«art  (-en) 

physician  bcr  Slr^t  (^c) 

picture  ha^  53ilb  (-cr) 

piece  ha^  ©tilcf  (-c);  piece  of  im- 
pudence cine  i^rcci^f)cit;  piece  of 
paper  ein  ®tii(f  papier' 

pig  bag  ®d^h)ein  (-e) 

pine-tree  bic  2:annc  (-n),  bcr 
2:anncnbaum  (-^c) 

pipe  bic  ^feifc  (-n) 

place  fcljcn,  [tcEcn  tr. 

place  bcr  ^laij  (-^e);  take  place 
ftatt'- fttti>cn  (a,  u)  intr. 

plate  bcr  teller  (— ),  bic  <©c^tlffel 
(-n) 

play  [pielcn  tr.  and  intr. 

please  gcfaricn  (ft,  ie,  a)  intr.  w. 
dat. 

please  I  bitte! 

pleasure  hai  SScrgntl'gcn  (— ) 

pocket  bic  2:a[(^c  (-n) 

pocket-book  bic  336rfc  (-n),  bag 
^ortcmonnaic'  [portmontt^]  (-g) 


pocket-knife  bag  Xafc^enmeffer  (— ) 
point  bcr  "iPnnft  (-c);  be  on  the 

point  of  im  ^egriff  fein;  h)oUen 

often  w.  cben 
point  ^cigcn  tr. ;  point  at  something 

auf  etn)ag  ^cigen 
pole  bic  ©tange  (-n) 
police  bic  "iPoUjei' 
polish  pu^cn  tr. 

polite  I)ofIid);  [of  children]  artig 
politics  bic  ^olitif 
poor  arm  (ft) 
porcelain  pipe  bic  ^orgcHan'pfeifc 

(-n) 
porter  bcr  ^orticr'  [tiel)]  (-g);  bcr 

©epftcf'trftger  (— ) 
post  [a  letter]  cinen  ^ricf  auf  bie 

^o[t  gcben 
postman  ber  Sricftrftger  (— ),  bcr 

^oftbotc  (-n,  -n) 
potato  bic  ^artof'fct  (-n) 
Potsdam    bag   ^otgbam    [a    city 

near  Berlin] 
pour  gicfecn  (go&,  gcgoffen)  tr. 
poverty  bic  5lrmut 
prayer  bag  (^cbcf  (-c) 
prefer   licber   mogen    (alg),   Por'* 

sicken  (jog,  gcsogen)  tr. 
preparatory  school  bag  @pmna'= 

ftum  (-g,  ®i)mna[icn) 
prescribe  Pcrfc^rci'bcn  (ic,  ie)  tr. 
prescription  bag  9?escpt'  (-e) 
present  bag  ©cfc^enf  (-c) 
preserve  [of  fruit]  ein'=mac^en  tr. 
president  bcr  ^rftfibcnt'  (-en,  -en) 
pretty  l^ilbfc^;  [rather]  jicmlic^ 
prevent  l^inbcrn  tr. 
prick  [tecl^en  (i,  a,  o)  tr. 
prince  bcr  i^iirft   (-en,  -en),  bcr 

^rina  (-en,  -en) 


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Prince  Street  bic  ^riugenftrafee 
private     [soldier]     ber     ©cmei'nc 

{decl.  as  adj.) 
private  life  ba«  ^riDat'Iebcn 
probably  Dielleid^t',  h)o^I,  bcrmut'= 

licf) 
professor  bcr  ^rofef'for  (-«,  -o'= 

ren);   the  professor's  wife  bic 

grau  ^rofef'for 
prohibitionist    ber    Jcmpcrcng'Icr 

(-) 
promise  Ocrfprc'd^cn  (i,  a,  o)  tr. 


proud  [tolj  iv.  Quf 
prudent  flug  (U),  borfid^ttg 
pudding  bcr  "iPubbinQ  (-c  or  -8) 
pulse  ber  %Vi{^  (-e) 
Punch-and-Judy  show  boS  £q[^ 

perlet^cotcr  (— ) 
pupil  ber  ©(filler  (— ) 
puppet-show   ha^    ^ofpcrletl^cQter 

(-) 
purse  bie  S3orfc  (-n) 
pursue  fort'4el?en  tr. 
put  ftellen,  legcn,  fcijcn  tr. 


quarter  bag  SBicrtel  (— );  a  quar- 
ter past  one  cin  SPiertel  jlrci,  ein 
33iertel  nad^  eiti6;  quarter  of  an 
hour  bic  33iertelftunbe  (-n);  a 
quarter  to  six  brci  33icrtcl  fcc^g, 
cin  55icrtcl  t)or  fcd^« 


query  bic  %x(x^t  (-n) 
question  bic  groQc  (-n) 
quick  fc^netf,  0efc^n)in'bc 
quiet  [tiU,  Icifc,  ru^ig 
quit  Quf''l)orcn  intr. 
quite  ganj;  [rather]  gicmlid^ 


R 


race  rcnnen  (ranntc,  gerannt)  intr. 

{aux.  fciu);  go  racing  ftiiriucn 

intr.  {aux.  fcin) 
radiant  [tra{)Icnb 
rain  bcr  9?eQcn  (— ) 
raise  t)ebcn  (o,  o)  tr. 
rare  [eltcn 
rascal     bcr     93cnQct     (— ),     bcr 

©pi^bubc  (-n,  -n),  bcr  ©d^clm 

(-e) 
read  Icfcn  (ie,  q,  e)  tr. 
ready  fcrtig,  bereit' 
realize  ein'^e^cn  (ic,  a,  c)  intr.-, 

[fulfil]  erfaricn  tr. 


really  tDirflid^,  cigcntlid^ 

reason  ber  ®runb  (^c);  have  rea- 
son to  be  fdnncn 

receive  bcfom'men  (bcfam,  befom= 
men),  crtjol'tcn  (it,  ic,  a),  colloq. 
fricQcn  tr. 

recognize  crfcn'ncn  (erfanntc,  cr* 
fannt)  tr. 

red  rot  (o) 

redress  bic  Slb^ilfc 

refer  to  [i(^  bcjic'ficn  auf  (bcgog,  bc= 
3ogen) 

Regina  prop,  name  bic  9Jegi'nQ 

regret  bebou'crn  tr. 


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remain  btcibcn  (ic,  ic)  intr.  {aux. 

fcin) 
remark  bcmcr'fen  tr. 
remarkable  merfmtlrbig 
remedy  'ta^  ^eilmittcl  (— ) 
reply  anthjortcn  intr.  w.  dat.,  cnt* 

geQ'ncn  intr. 
report  an'^scigcn  tr. 
reproduce  h)ic'bcr=gcbcn  (i,  a,  c) 

tr. 
republic  bic  9?cpublif'  (-en) 
request  bitten   {hat,  gebeten);  an 
answer  is  requested  um  2(nt= 
hjort  mirb  gebe'ten 
restaurant   bag   9?c[taurant'   [fto= 

rang] 
retort  entgeg'nen  intr. 
return   n)ic'ber=fommen   {tarn,   Qt- 

fommen)  intr.  {aux.  fein) 
return  bte  SBieberfebr;  I  wish  you 
many  happy  returns  id^  h)iln= 
fc^e  btr  Diet  &IM,  i6)  gratulie'rc 
jum  ©eburt^'tagc 
rheiunatism  ber  D^Jbcumati^'muS 
Rhine  ber  9?bcin 
ribbon  ha^  53anb  (-^cr) 
rich  reid^ 

Richard  prop,  name  ber  9?id^Qrb 
riches  bag  33ermo'Qcn 
ride    rciten    (ritt,    Qcritten)    intr. 

{aux.  fcin) 
right  rec^t,  rid^ig;  gera'be;  right 


away    fofort',    fogleid^';    come 

right    in    immer    fitxdnl;    sit 

right  down  feljcn  Bie  fid^  nur 

^inl 
rigid  ftcif,  ftramm 
ring  [of  large  bells]   liiuten;   [of 

small  bells]  f(^etten,  flingeln  intr. 
ring  ber  9Jing  (-c) 
ripe  reif 
rise  auf'=fte^cn   (ftanb,   geftanben) 

intr.  {aux.  fein) 
river  ber  glufe  (j^lilffe) 
roll  [bread]  bic  ©cntmcl  (-n),  hai 

«rot(^en  (— ) 
roll  rotten  intr.  {aux.  fein);  rolled 

down  her  cheeks  rottten  it)r  ^ic 

33adfen  berun'ter 
roof  ha^  '^(x^)  (^cr) 
rookie    ber   Offijicrg'burfd^c    (-n, 
-n),  ber  33urfc^e  (-n,  -n) 
room  bic  ©tube  (-n),  ha^  ^immtt 

{-) 
rose  bic  9Jofe  (-n) 
rose-colored  rofenfarbig 
row  bic  9?eit)e  (-n) 
rug  ber  ^eppid^  (-c) 
run  laufen  (iiu,  ie,  au);  [of  animals] 

renncn    (rannte,    gerannt);    run 

down  rotten  Ubcr;  run  ofif  baoon'= 

laufen;  intr.  {aux.  fein) 
rush  headlong  ftiirmen;  [down]  bin* 
un'tcr^ftilrmcn  intr.  {aux.  fein) 


saber  ber  ©cibcl  (— ) 
sad  traurig 

Saint   Nicholas   ber   2Bcibnad^tg= 
mann  (^er) 


sale  ber  SSerfauf  (-^e);  for  sale  feil, 

3u  Derfaufen 
salesman  ber  S3erfau'fer  (— ) 
same  berfcl'bc  (biefelbc,  bagfclbe); 


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just  the  same  bod^;  I  hope  you 

are  the  same  i(^  t)offc  bagfcl'bc 

t)on  bir 
Santa  Glaus  bcr  3Beif)nac^t«mann 

(-cr) 
satisfied  pfric'bcn 
Saturday  ber  ©am^tag  (-e),  ber 

©onnabcnb  (-c) 
sausage  bic  SBur[t  (-^c);  "it  is  all 

sausage  to  me  "  e«  ift  mir  attc« 

SSurft 
saw  fal^  see  see 
say  fagcn  /r.;  it  is  said  to  be  cS  foil 

,  .  .  fcin 
scamp  bcr  iBcngcl  (— ) 
scarcely  foum 
Schiller    [3fot)ann    j^i^icbrici^    Don 

<©d^illcr       (i  759-1805)       Ger- 
many's foremost  dramatist] 
scholar  bcr  ®ctcl)r'tc  {decl.  as  adj.) 
school  bic  ®(^ulc  (-n);  to  school 

jur  ®c^ulc,  in  bic  ©d^ulc;  way  to 

school  bcr  ©d^ulnjCQ  (-c) 
school-hour  bic  ©c^ulftunbc  (-n), 

bic  Untcrric^t^ftunbc  (-n) 
school-things  bic  ©d^ulfad^cn  pi. 
Schulze  {liter,  mayor)  bcr  ©d^uljc 

[a  family  name] 
science  bic  SBiffcnfd^aft  (-en) 
scold  [c^cltcn  (i,  a,  0)  intr. 
scrub  fc^rubbcn  tr. 
seat  fc^cn  tr. 

seat  bcr  (Sii?  (-c),  bcr  ^lalj  (-^c) 
second  jh)cit 
secondly  jmeitcnS 
secret  ba8  ®cl)cim'ni«  (-fc) 
see  fcl^cn  (ic,  a,  c)  tr.  and  intr.; 

[visit]  bcfu'd^cn  tr.\  you  see  \a, 

niimlid^ 
seek  fud^en  tr. 


seem  fd^cincn  (ic,  ic)  intr. 

seize  crgrci'fcn  (crgriff,  crgriffcn)  tr. 

seldom  fcltcn 

send  fcnbcn  ([cnbctc  or  \mW,  fic= 
fcnbct  or  Qcfanbt),  fd^idcn  tr.\ 
send  away  fort'=[(f)icfcn  tr. 

September  bcr  ©cptem'ber  (— ) 

sergeant  bcr  Untcroffijicr  (-c) 

servant  bcr  ©icncr  (— );  servant- 
girl  bag  ^Dicnftntiibd^cn  (— ) 

service  bcr  !©icnft  (-c);  at  your 
service  ju  SScfcl)!'! 

set  fc^cn  tr.)  set  down  ntc'bcr* 
[cljcn  tr.',  set  the  table  ben  %\\<i) 
bcdfcn;  set  to  work  ^onb  an8 
SBcrf  fcljen;  set  out  on  one's 
way  fid^  auf  ben  SScq  mac^en 

seven  ficbcn 

several  ntcljrcrc,  cinigc,  cin  paar 

severe  ftrcng 

shaU  foKcn  (id^  foa,  bu  foHft,  er 
foil,  n)ir  follcn,  i^r  follt,  fie  follcn; 
folltc,  ficfollt)  mod.  aiix.)  tense 
1st  pers.  of  toerbcn 

she  fie  (i^r,  il)r,  fie) 

shine  fd^eincn  (ic,  ic)  intr.\  shine 
in  l)ercin'4d^incn  {aiix.  fcin) 

shoe  bcr  (Sticfcl  (— );  low  shoe  bcr 
©d^ul^  (-c) 

shoemaker  bcr  ©d^ufter  (— ),  bcr 
©(^ut)ntad^er  (— ) 

shoot  fc^icfeen  (fd^ofe,  gefd^offcn)  tr. 

shop  bcr  ?abcn  (^) 

shopman  bcr  S3crf(iu'fcr  (— ) 

should  foltte,  murbe 

shout  nifen  (ic,  u),  fd^rcicn  (ie,  i) 
tr.  and  intr. 

show  bic  <Sd^auftcllun0  (-en),  bie 
SluSftcllung  (-en) 

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sigh  fcufgcn  intr. 

signify  bcbcu'tcn  intr.;  what  does 

that  signify?  h)a«  foil  bQ«  fagcn? 
silent  [till,  [c^trcigfam;  be  silent 

fd^hjcigcn  (ic,  ic)  intr. 
silk  fetben 

silk-dress  bag  (©cibcnflcib  (-cr) 
simple  cinfac^,  fc^Iid^t 
sing  [ingcn  {a,  u)  tr.;  sing  a  song 

to  me  mir  ein  ?icb  dor'=fiii0cn 
singing  bag  ©tngcn 
single  cinjig 
sir  bcr  ^crr  (-n,  -en);  yes,  sir  ia, 

mcin  ^crr 
sister  bic  ©d^meftcr  (-n) 
sit  filjcn  (fafe,  Qcfeffcn)  intr.;  sit 

down  \xd)  fc^en 
sitting-room  bic  2BoI)tiftubc  (-n) 
situated;  be  situated  liegcn  (a,  c) 

intr. 
six  fcd^g 
sixtieth  fcd^jigft 
sixty  fcd^jig 

skate  bcr  ®(^Iittfd^u{)  (-c) 
sleep  fd^Iafcn  (ft,  ic,  a)  i«/r.;  go 

to  sleep  cin'fc^Iafcn  intr.  (aux. 

fcin) 
slipper  bcr  9D?orgenf(i^u]^  (-c),  bcr 

•patttoffcl  (-) 
slow  lanefam 
sly  fd^Iau;  eat  on  the  sly  tiafd^cn 

tr.  and  intr. 
small  ficin 

smell  ricd^cn  (o,  o)  intr. 
smile  iSd^cIn  intr. 
smile  bag  ^ftd^cln 
smoke  raud^cn  tr.  and  intr. 
smoking-car  bag  9?aucl^coup^  [fu* 

pec]  (-g) 
snore  fd^narc^cn  intr. 


snow  fd^ncicn  intr. 

snow  bcr  ©d^ncc 

snowball  bcr  ©d^nccbaH  (^c) 

so  fo,  alfo;  so  that  fobafe,  ha^;  and 

so  forth  unb  fo  iDcitcr;  to  do  so 

eg  gu  tun 
soft  [yielding]  ircid^;  [hardly  audi- 
ble] Icifc 
soldier  bcr  ©olbat'  (-en,  -en) 
soldier-life  bag  ©olba'tcnlcben 
sole  cinjiQ,  cinjcln 
sole  fo^Icn  tr. 
some  cth)ag;  some  more  nod^  ct» 

h)ag 
somebody  fcmanb 
someone  jcmanb 
something      etlrag;      something 

more    nod^    ctn)ag;    something 

good  etnjag  ®utcg 
son  bcr  ©o^n  (-^c) 
song  bag  ?tcb  (-cr) 
soon  balb 
sorry  traurtg;  I  am  sorry  eg  tut 

mtr  Icib 
sort  bic  2lrt  (-en);  what  sort  of 

n)ag  fiir  (ein);  all  sorts  of  alter* 

lei  indecl.;  that  sort  of  thing 

fo  ctmag 
soimdly  gctio'rig 
soup  bic  <Suppc  (-n) 
speak  fprcd^cn   (i,  a,  o)   tr.  and 

intr.;    without   speaking   ol^ne 

Su  fpred^cn 
speaker    bcr    ©prcd^er    (— ),    bcr 

9Jcbncr  (— ) 
spectacles  bic  33riIIc  (-n) 
speech   bic   5Hebe    (-n);   make   a 

speech  cine  9?ebe  l^alten 
spend  berbrin'gcn  (Derbrad^te^  per* 

brad^t)  tr. 


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spite  ber  Xxo^;  in  spite  of  tro^ 

w.  gen  and  dat. 
splendid  l^crrli(|,  prod^tig,  praci^t= 

spoil  bcrbcr'bcn  (i,  a,  o)  tr. 

spoon  ber  Soffcl  (— ) 

Spree  [a  river  that  flows  through 

Berlin]  bic  ©prec 
spring  fpringen  (a,  u)  intr.  {aux. 

fcin) 
spring  [time]  ber  o^riiliUnfl  (-c) 
spruce  [ouber  gelecft',  c^P^l^t' 
stairs  bic  S^rcppe  (-n);  down  (the) 

stairs  bie  2:reppe  {}erun'tcr;  up 

(the)  stairs  bic  2:reppc  f)inQuf' 
stammer  [tammeln,  ftottcra  intr. 
stand  ftc^cn  (ftonb,  gcftanben)  intr.; 

stand  up  au['4te()cn  intr.  (aux. 

fcin) 
star  ber  ®tern  (-c) 
stare  at  grofe  on'^c^cn  (ic,  a,  c)  tr. 
start  [begin]  an'^angcn  (ft,  i,  a) 

tr.  and  intr.,  Io§'-Qct)en   (gittQ, 

Qcgongcn)  intr.  (aux.  fcin);  [set 

out]  fi(^  Quf  ben  SBcg  moc^en;  the 

fun  started  cS  fling  lo^ 
station  bie  (Station'  [t=tg]  (-en) 
stay  b(cibcn  (ic,  ie)  intr.  {aux.  fcin); 

stay  in  ju  §aufc  bleibcn;  stay 

away  from  fort'-blcibcn  Oon 
steal   [rob]   ftcblcn   (ic,  a,   o)   tr.; 
•  [slip,  sneak]  frf)Ieid^en  (i,  i)  intr. 

and  refl.  {aux.  fcin) 
step  treten  see  walk 
step  ber  ©c^ritt  (-e);  it's  the  first 

step  that  counts  allcr  Snfang 

ift  fc^njcr 
stick  fcft'=f)alten  (n,  ic,  a)  tr. 
still  adj.  ftill,  fc^mciflfant;  be  still 

pcrf(^tt)ci'9cn  (ic,  ic)  intr. 


still  adv.  nod^;  while  still  far  away 
fc^on  toon  fernc;  but  still  he  was 
a  soldier  unb  bod^  n)ar  cr  ein 
©olbat' 

stocking  ber  <2trumpf  (^c) 

store  ber  Sabcn  (^) 

story  bic  ©cfc^id^'tc  (-n) 

stove  ber  Ofen  (■^) 

strange  fremb 

stranger  ber  {^rcmbe  {decl.  as  adj.) 

street  bic  (Strafec  (-n) 

strict  ftreng 

strike  fc^Iagcn  (a,  u,  a)  tr.  and  intr. 

string  bie  Sc^nur  (-^e) 

strut  ftofgie'ren  intr.  {aux,  fcin) 

student  ber  ©tubcnt'  (-en,  -en) 

study  ftubie'ren  tr.  and  intr. 

stupid  bumm  (u) 

stupidity  bie  X)umTnbcit  (-en) 

such  folc^;  he  had  such  a  fright  cr 
wax  fo  erfd^ro'dfen;  er  befam'  folc^ 
cincn  ©c^rcden 

suddenly  ploljtic^,  ntit  cincm  Tlal 

sum  bic  Summe  (-n);  do  sums 
red^nen  tr.  and  intr. 

simmier  ber  ©ommer  (— ) 

sun  bie  (Sonne  (-n) 

Sunday  ber  Sonntog  (-« ) 

superintendence  bie  Huffiest 

superior  ber  33orgefei3tc  {decl.  as 
adj.) 

suppose  tocrmu'ten;  why,  do  you 
suppose?  marum  ftiobl?;  I  sup- 
pose n)ob(;  I  suppose  they  are 
happy  fie  mllffen  njobi  gliicflic^ 
fcin 

sure  fid^cr,  gemi^';  sure  enough! 
rid^tig!;  to  be  sure  [I  admit] 
3h)ar;  to  be  sure  [certainly]  \a 
njol^r!  gcttoiB'!  fic^crlid^I 


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surprised    cr[taunt',    i)crh)un'bcrt, 

iibcrrafc^t' 
surround  umgc'bcn  (i,  a,  c)  tr. 
Swenn    bcr    ®h)cnn    [a    family 

name] 


swim  fc^n)immen  (a,  o)  intr.  (aux. 

fcin) 
swindle  bcr  ©(^tBinbcI 
swirl  tanjcn,  mirbein  intr. 
syrup  ber  ©irup  (-c) 


table  bcr  Jifd^  (-c);  set  the  table 
ben  Zi\6)  bcdcn 

tailor  bcr  ©d^ncibcr  (— ) 

take  ncfimen  (nimmt,  na^m,  qc= 
nommcn)  tr.;  [carry]  bringcn 
(brac^tc,  Qcbrad^it)  tr.;  take  off 
Qb'^ne^mcn;  take  part  in  tcil'* 
Ttd^tncn  an 

talk  fprcd)cn  see  speak,  rcbcn  intr. 

tall  gro^  (o) 

task  bic  Slufgabc  (-n) 

taste  [good]  [c^mccfen  intr. 

taxes  bic  ©tcucrn 

Taylor  bcr  ©(^ncibcr  [a  family 
name] 

tea  ber  Jee  (-e) 

teach  Icf)rcn,  untcrrid^'ten  tr. 

teacher  bcr  ?ct)rer  (— ) 

tear  rci&cn  (rife,  Qcriffcn)  tr.;  tore 
madly  on  rafte  h)citcr 

tear  bic  ^^ranc  (-n) 

teaspoon  ber  ^Iccldffcl  (— ) 

telegraph-pole  bic  2^elc0ra'pl)cn« 
[tange  (-n) 

telephone  ba^  Ztkp\)on'  (-c) 

tell  fagen;  [relate]  crjab'ten;  [an- 
nounce] mclbcn;  [report]  bc- 
ric^'ten  tr.;  you  don't  tell  me! 
ad)  \o\  )m^  Sic  [ogcn! 

temper  bic  (Stimmung  (-en) 

ten  gct)n 


terror  bic  SIngft  (-^c),  ba8  Sntfct'gen 

text  bcr  Xtxt  (-c) 

than  aU 

thank  banfcn  intr.  w.  dat. 

that  rel.  pron.  bcr,  tueld^cr 

that  conj.  bafe 

that  dem.  pron.  and  adj.  bcr,  bic== 
fcr,  jcncr;  those  are  bag  finb; 
that  is  ha^  f)cifet 

the  ber  (bic,  ha^) 

theater  bag  J^ca'ter  (— ) 

their  i^r  (i^rc,  if)r) 

them  dat.  it)ncn,  ace.  fie 

themselves  fclbft,  fclbcr,  fid^ 

then  [temporal]  bann;  [unem- 
phatic,  never  beginning  the 
sentence]  bcnn;  [resumptive]  fo, 
alfo;  just  then  in  bicfem  5lugen= 
blicfc;  now  and  then  bann  unb 
h)ann,  jutBci'Ien 

there  ba,  bort;  in  there  barin'; 
there  is,  there  are  eg  gibt;  up 
there  ba  oben,  broben;  there  [to 
that  place]  bortl^in' 

therefore  alfo,  begh)cgcn 

thereupon  bann 

they  fie  (it)rcr,  il^ncn,  fie) 

thing  ha^  !5)ing  (-c),  bic  (gad^c 
(-n);  and  other  things  unb  fo 
n)citer;  one  thing  and  another 
bicfeg  unb  jcncg 


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think  bcn!cn  (bac^tc,  Qcbad^t)  tr.; 

[believe]  glaubcn  tr.;  think  of 

bcn!cn  an  w.  ace. 
third  britt 
thirty  brcifeig 
thirty-five  fiinfunbbrcifeig 
this  bicfcr,  bcr;  this  morning  ()cutc 

morQcn;  these  are  bic8  finb,  ba6 

[inb 
thou  bu  (bciTicr,  bir,  bid^) 
thought  bad^tc  see  think 
thousand  taufenb 
thrash  priigcin,  burd^'^priigcln  tr. 
three  brci 
thrilled  Qcrll^rt' 
throng  ha^  ©cbrSn'gc  (— ) 
throw  tBcrfcn  (i,  a,  o)  tr. 
thrust  ftofecn  (ic,  o)  intr.;  thrust 

his  finger  into  the  apple-sauce 

ful^r  mit  bem  ginger  in  bag  Slpfcl* 

thus  fo,  alfo 

ticket  bic  gtt^rfartc  (-n) 

time  bic  3cit  (-en);  ba^  Tldi  (-e); 
one  times  one  ein  mal  einS;  in 
the  meantime  inbcf'fen;  what 
time  is  it?  h)iebtel  Uf)r  i[t  e^?; 
hard  times  bic  fc^tcc^tcn  3citen 

tip  ha^  2:rint0clb  (-cr) 

tired  milbe 

tiresome  langnjciUg 

to  [a  person]  ju;  [a  place]  nad^  w. 
dat.\  auf,  in,  an  w.  ace,  in  order 
to  urn  .  .  .  3u;  to  school  gur 
(£(^ule,  in  bic  <S(^uIc;  to  bed  ^u 
33ctt,  in«  53ctt;  invitation  to  din- 
ner bic  ©nlabung  jum  !5)incr'; 
from  one  to  five  toon  einS  big  fllnf 

to-day  I)eute 

together  jufam'men;    they    were 


talking    together    fie    fprad^cn 

mitcinan'bcr 
toil  arbcitcn  tr.  and  intr. 
told  crjaf)'Itc,  [agtc  see  tell 
to-morrow  ntorgen 
to-night  locate  obcnb 
too  ju;  [also]  aud^ 
tooth  bcr  S(^W  (^c) 
town  bic  ©tabt  H),  bag  (Stabtd^cn 

(-) 
train    [animals]  ab'-rid^tcn,    bref= 

fie'rcn  tr. 
train  bcr  Sm  (-^c) 
travel  reifen  intr.  (aux.  fein) 
traveler  bcr  9ffeifcnbc  {decl.  as  adj.) 
treat  bcf)an'bcln  tr. 
treatment  bic  S3ct)anb'Iun0  (-en); 

get  an  electric  treatment  fid^ 

cicftrific'rcn  laffen 
tree  bcr  33aum  (-^c) 
trimming  bcr  33cfal3' 
trouble  bcla'ftigcn  tr. ;  may  I  trou- 
ble you  for  the  bread?  barf  id^ 

(Sic  urn  bag  S3rot  bitten? 
true  n)a{)r;  believe  a  thing  to  be 

true  ctmag  fUr  n)a^r  boltcn 
trumpet  bic  Jrompc'tc  (-n) 
trunk  bcr  t  offer  (— ) 
truth  bic  2Bat)rf)cit  (-en) 
try  toerfu'c^cn  tr.  and  intr. 
Tuesday  bcr  1)icngtaQ  (-c) 
turn  bic  9?ci^c  (-n) 
turn  brcl^cn  tr.;  turn  over  a  new 

leaf  fic^  beffcrn,  fic^  anbcrn 
twelve  jmolf 
twenty  jmanjig 

twenty-eighth  ad^tunbsn)an3i9ft 
two  jtDci;  the  two  bic  beiben 
two-fifteen  [train]  gh)ei  UI)r  filnf* 

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umbrella  bcr  JKegcnfcl^irTn  (-c) 
unable  un[af)iQ;  be  unable  to  nicfit 

fonnen  see  can 
uncle  bcr  Onfel 
uncomfortable  unQcmtltlid^ 
under  untcr  w.  dat.  and  ace;  un- 
der it  barun'ter 
understand    bcrfte'^cn    (Derftanb, 
Oerftanbcn)  tr.;  do  you  under- 
stand? t)cr[tanbcn?  colloq. 
unfortunate  ungltidlic^ 
unhappy  unglilcflic^,  traurtg 
uniform  bcr  Uniform'rocf  (^c),  bie 
Uniform'  (-en) 


unless  h)enn  nic^t,  e«  fci  benn  bafe 

unoccupied  frci 

imtil  big 

up  adv.  obcn;  prep.  w.  dat.  and 

ace.  auf;  up  in  front  ganj  Dome; 

up  there  ha.  oben 
upstairs  [in  answer  to  where]  obcn, 

'tid  oben;  [in  answer  to  whither] 

bie  2:reppe  I)inauf'  (f)erau[') 
upward  t)inauf' ,  {)crauf' 
us  dat.  and  ace.  un^ 
use  gebrau'i^cn,  benu'ljcn  tr. 
useful  nii^Ucf) 
usual  Qett)o{)n'Iid^ 


vacation  bie  ^txxtn  pi. 

vain  eitcl;  in  vain  0erQe'beng,,unt= 
fonft' 

vanquish  befie'gen  tr. 

various  ocrfc^ic'benc  pi. 

veal  bag  ^albfleifd^ 

vender  bcr  33erfau'fcr  (— ) 

vengeance  bie  9Jac^c;  take  ven- 
geance on  fi(^  riid^cn  an 

veritable  hjirflid^,  ec^t,  rein 


very  fel^r,  ganj;  very  well !  fc^ongutl 
vex   ftrQcrn,   Oerbrie'feen   (oerbrofe, 

Dcrbroffen)  tr. 
village  bag  !Dorf  (-^er) 
visit  befu'c^en  tr. 
visitor  bcr  53efu'd^er  (— ) 
voice  bie  ©timme  (-n);  with  the 

voice  im  ^^one 
volunteer  ber  ©iniiifirific  {deel.  as 

adj.) 


W 


wager  bie  SBcttc  (-n) 

wait  marten  intr.  w.  auf;  just  wait 

njarten  @ie  nur 
waiter  ber  ^ettner  (— ) 
waiter's  helper  bcr  ^iffolo  (-g) 
wake  auf'*n)ccfen,  n)ecfen  tr.-,  wake 

up  ouf'*ma(^cn  intr.  {aux.  fein) 


walk  Qcl^en  see  go;  trcten  (tritt,  trat, 
getreten)  intr.  {aux.  fein) 

walk  ber  (Spajicr'gang  (^c) ;  take  a 
walk  eincn  (Spajtcr'gang  mac^en, 
fpagie'ren  intr.  {aux.  fein) 

wall  bie  SSanb  (^c),  bie  90?aiter  (-n) 

wander  hjanbcrn  intr.  {aux.  fein) 


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wandering  ba^  SBanbern 

want  [need]  brauc^cn;  [desire]  I)abcn 
tDolIen  tr.;  want  to  Gotten,  n)iin* 
[c^en,  mogen 

warm  marm  (a) 

was  Xoax  see  be;  was  to  folltc, 
n)otlte;  his  name  was  John  er 
l)ie&  3ot)aTin 

wash  mafc^en  (d,  u,  a)  tr.  and  refl. 

washing  ba^  SSafrfien;  for  washing 
jum  SSafc^cn 

wash-stand  ber  SSafc^tifc^  (-e) 

watch  bie  Ut)r  (-en) 

Watch  on  the  Rhine  bic  SSac^t 
am  9?t)ein  [name  of  a  famous 
German  song] 

water  ba^  3Ba[[er  (— ) 

way  ber  SBeg  (-c);  way  to  school 
ber  <Sc^uIrt)e0  (-c);  set  out  on 
one's  way  fid^  auf  ben  SBeg 
mac^en;  go  back  to  his  old  ways 
in  ben  alten  }^t\)kx  berfal'Icn 

we  mir  (unfer,  un«,  unS) 

wear  tragcn  (ft,  u,  a)  tr. 

week  bic  SBod^c  (-n);  two  weeks 
from  to-day  ^cutc  tiber  itnd 
2Bo(^en 

weep  tucincn  intr. 

well!  nun!  alfo!  nanu'! 

well  adv.  \dol)l,  gut;  I  am  well  c8 
gef)t  mir  gut 

well  adj.  tt)of)I,  gefunb' 

well  behaved  artig;  be  well  be- 
haved fid^  gut  betra'gen  {&,  u,  a) 

went  ging  see  go 

were  niaren  see  be 

wet  nafe  (a) 

what  maS,  metcb;  what  sort  of  h)a6 
fttr  [ein];  what  is  he  called?  mie 
\)ti^  ex?;  what  of  itl  ad^  m^l; 


what  [did  you  say?]  n)ic?; 
what  time  is  it?  h3ieDiel  Ut)r  ift 
e^?;  what  day  is  this?  ber  h)ie= 
t)terte  ift  t)eute? 

whatever  mad  .  .  ,  aud^,  h)ag  ,  .  , 
nur,  n)ad  .  ,  .  immcr 

when  (in  questions)  h)ann;  (re- 
porting a  past  action)  aid;  (w. 
/>re5.  or  fut.  tense)  n)enn 

where  mo,  n)ot)in',  hjo^er';  where 
on  earth  is  he?  too  er  h)ol)I 
[terft? 

whether  ob 

whew!  ()uf)!  I^ui! 

which  melc^er  (meld^e,  meld^cd),  ber 
(bie,  bad);  in  which  morin';  of 
which  tt)odon',  tt)oran' 

while  n)(it)renb;  while  still  far 
away  [(^on  t)on  feme 

while  bie  SBeile;  for  a  while  eine 
SSeile,  eine  3citlang 

whisk-broom  bie  ^leiberbtirfte  (-n) 

whistle  pfeifen  (pfiff,  gepfiffen)  tr. 
and  intr. 

white  mcife 

who  mer,  ber,  meld^cr 

whole  ganj;  the  whole  day  ben 
ganjen  Jag 

why  marum',  mcdl^alb' 

why!  nun!  ei!;  [post-positive]  bod^, 
bcnn;  why,  do  you  suppose? 
marum'  tt)ot)I 

Wiesbaden  ba9  SBiedbaben  [fa- 
mous watering  place  in  Prus- 
sia] 

wife  bie  i^rau  (-en) 

wild  h)tlb 

will  tdoUtn  (i^  mitt,  bu  mittft,  er 
mitt,  mir  motten,  ibr  mottt,  fie 
motten;  molttc,  gemottt);  aux.  of 


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fut.  tense  irerben;  boys  will  be 

boys  3u0cnb  l^at  feine  ^^UQcnb 
win  QctDin'ticn  (a,  o)  tr. 
wind  ber  SBinb  (-c) 
windmill  bic  SBinbrnli^lc  (-n) 
window  ba§  ^^cnftcr  (— );  out  of 

the  window  jum  ge^ftcr  l)inau^'; 

in   through   the   window  juttl 

gcnftcr  t)crcin' 
window-pane     bic     ^^cnfterfd^eibc 

(-n) 
window-sill  'Ha?)  ^^cnftcrbrett  (-er) 
wine  ber  SBcin  (-c) 
wine-merchant   ber   SSeint)(inbIer 

(-) 

winter  ber  SBinter  (— ) 

wise  meifc 

wish  ber  SBunf(^  (-^e);  good  wishes 
@mcfrt)iinf(^e 

wish  hJllnfc^en  tr.;  wish  to  hjollen 
see  will;  I  wish  you  many 
happy  returns  i(^  grotulte're 
jutn  ©eburt^'tage 

with  mit,  bei  w.  dat.;  with  it  ho.^ 
mit';  with  what?  h)OTnit'?;  he 
helps  me  with  my  arithmetfc 
er  !)ilft  tnir  bclm  $Re(^nen 

within  innerl}alb  w.  gen.,  binnen  w. 
dat. 

without  ot)ne  w.  ace. 

wolf  ber  SKoIf  (*c);  be  as  hungry 


as   a   wolf   einen   S3Botf«{)unQer 

f)aben 
woman  bie  ^^rou  (-en) 
woman's  hat  ber  grauenf)ut  (-^e) 
wonder    bie    ^Sertrun'bcrung,  bag 

SBunber  (-) 
wonder  fic^  iDunbern  refl.\  I  won- 
der if  id^  mdc^tc  h)if[en  ob,  ob 

n)ot)I 
wonderfully  tounberbar,  l^errlic^ 
won't   merbe   nid^t;    won't    you? 

boc^,  nid^t  tDQ'^r? 
wood  'ba^  ^olj  (^er) 
word  bag  SBort  {pi.  disconnected 

words  SSorter;  connected  words 

SSorte) 
work  arbeitcn   intr.-,   it   did   not 

work  eg  eing  nid^t 
work  bie  Slrbeit  (-en),  bog  SBerf 

(-0 
workman  ber  ^anbtrerter  (— ) 
workshop  bie  SBerfftatt  (^e) 
world  bie  SBcIt   (-en),   bie   @rbe 

(-n) 
worse    fc^Ummer;    or,    what    is 

worse  ober  gar 
worth  hjert;  ten  cents'  worth  of 

sirup  flir  fiinfjig  ^fcnnigc  ©imp 
wound  t>ertr>un'ben  tr. 
wreath  ber  trang  (^e) 
write  fc^reiben  (ie,  ie)  tr. 


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yard  ber  ^of  (-^e);  [measure  of 
distance]  bag  ayjeter  (— ) 

year  bag  3flt)r  (-c);  once  a  year 
einmal  im  ^fo^^c 

yesia 


yesterday  geftern 

yet  adv.  no^;  conj.  bod§,  bcnnod^', 

aber;  not  yet  nod)  nic^t 
yonder  bort,  ba  briibcn 
you  bu  (beinet;  bir,  bid^)  i^r  (eucr, 


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©ic);     [indefinite     statement] 
man;  you  can't  always  be  play- 
ing man  fonn  nic^t  immcr  fpiclcn 
young  iung  (ii) 


your   bein,   cuer   [intimate];   ^\)V 

[polite] 
yourself  bir,  bic^,  cud^  [intimate]; 

fid^  [polite];  felbft 
youth  bic  ^^ugcnb 


zealous  etfrtg 


zero  bic  S^ult  (-en) 


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